SALEM, Ore. — Oregon has been awarded approximately $197.3 million in additional federal funding to improve health care access in rural communities.
The Oregon Health Authority announced Monday that the funding represents the state’s second consecutive annual award through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program.
The first round of funding supported more than 300 organizations across Oregon, including rural hospitals, health clinics and community mental health programs.
Projects have included expanding maternity care in northeastern Oregon, bringing mobile health services to southern Oregon and strengthening emergency medical services.
The new funding is expected to continue those efforts, with an emphasis on primary care, behavioral health services, emergency response and developing the rural health care workforce.
State officials say the program is intended to help preserve access to essential medical services in smaller and more remote communities.
