Kentucky Office of Rural Health

02/20/2026

📣 Health care providers! Don’t miss your opportunity for student loan repayment support through the National Health Service Corps!

💲 Eligible clinicians can receive up to $100,000 in student loan repayment through one of NHSC’s three loan repayment programs.

➡ Learn more and apply here: www.bit.ly/4j38uDK

📧 Questions? Contact Janice Vance at janice.vance@uky.edu
to find out which option is right for you.

🔔 Important: Be sure to sign up for email updates from NHSC here: nhsc.hrsa.gov/subscribe-to-emails. Email is the best place to find out about NHSC announcements of application openings, important deadlines, and new program updates!

02/20/2026

What exciting news for the future of EMS in Kentucky!

02/20/2026

🚨 Registration is OPEN 🚨

The Kentucky Office of Rural Health, in partnership with the Resuscitation Academy, will be hosting a one-day, free workshop (Monday, April 13) providing evidence-based training to improve out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation outcomes. Topics include: the science of CPR, telephone CPR, rapid dispatch, high-performance CPR, cardiac arrest data collection, and implementing best practices.

✅ Register NOW: https://bit.ly/kyra2026

🚩 And don't miss the opportunity for the optional second day of training (Tuesday, April 14), which allows attendees to participate in a High-Performance CPR Train the Trainer Workshop, designed to provide instruction, coaching, and feedback to professionals who want to teach.

🚑 911 Center Directors, Medical Directors, EMS Chiefs, Quality Improvement Managers, and Training Officers are all encouraged to attend!

ℹ Contact Rural Project Manager Scott Helle at scott.helle@uky.edu for more info!

02/19/2026

🏦 What’s happening in Frankfort? Join the Kentucky Office of Rural Health and the Kentucky Rural Health Association on Friday, February 27, at 11 a.m. ET for a timely webinar covering proposed state-level legislation currently under consideration during the Kentucky General Assembly session, and what it could mean for rural hospitals, clinics, EMS, and communities across the Commonwealth.

👉 Register here: https://bit.ly/4bIe4tr

02/19/2026

🔍👀 Looking for help with billing and coding at your RHC or CAH?

Join us IN PERSON 📅 March 24 for the RHC Billing & Coding Workshop, a 1-day LIVE workshop on the EKU campus in Richmond for RHCs! ‼️ AND THAT'S NOT ALL‼️ We'll also be hosting a CAH Billing & Coding Workshop on 📅 March 25 IN PERSON!

✅ Register NOW for the RHC Bootcamp ➡ https://bit.ly/rhcbillcode26 ⬅
✔️ Register HERE for the CAH Bootcamp at ➡ https://bit.ly/cahbillcode26 ⬅

Association for Rural & Community Health Professional Coding

02/18/2026

📣 New Rural Health Resource! 📣

Access to labor and delivery services is a growing challenge for rural communities across Kentucky. To help rural hospitals strengthen and sustain these vital services, the Flex Monitoring Team has released a new resource focused on sustaining rural labor and delivery programs.

This practical tool supports hospitals by offering guidance on:

• Accurately allocating costs and Medicare Cost Report reporting
• Evaluating the contribution margin of labor and delivery services
• Exploring partnerships and innovative care models for sustainability

At the Kentucky Office of Rural Health, we’re always looking for resources that help Kentucky’s rural hospitals continue providing high-quality care close to home!

Learn more about the Sustaining Rural Labor & Delivery Programs resource:
https://www.flexmonitoring.org/tool/sustaining-rural-labor-delivery-programs

Over the past decade, hundreds of rural hospitals have stopped offering Labor & Delivery services, and many remaining programs face financial and operational challenges. Drawing on case studies from previous Stroudwater Associates engagements, this resource details three strategies that may bring a....

02/17/2026

📣 SAVE THE DATE

✔️📅 Mark your calendars for the 2026 Kentucky Rural Health Clinic Summit, set for August 13 at The Campbell House in Lexington, KY!

➡➡ Agenda and registration will be available at a later date!

If you have any questions about the summit, please contact Medina Tipton at 📧 medina.tipton@uky.edu or ☎️ 606-439-3557!

02/16/2026

🏛 Last week, our office joined partners from across Kentucky in Washington, D.C. for the 2026 National Rural Health Association Policy Institute, educating about policies that strengthen rural health care, including federal program reauthorization, reimbursement, access to care, and reducing barriers for rural providers.

We were proud to attend alongside scholarship recipients supported by the Kentucky Office of Rural Health and the Kentucky Rural Health Association, as well as KORH Director Matt Coleman, KORH EMS specialist Scott Helle, and KRHA Executive Director LeAndre Knox.

Throughout the week, our Kentucky delegation met with congressional offices to share real-world rural health priorities, including:

• Staff from Congressman Thomas Massie’s office
• Staff from Senator Mitch McConnell’s office
• Congressman Brett Guthrie, Chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee
• Congressman James Comer and his legislative team
• Staff from Representative Andy Barr’s office
• Staff from Senator Rand Paul's office
• Staff from Representative Hal Rogers' office

We also captured moments together as a Kentucky delegation—from group photos and hallway conversations to a fun stop with Credit Union Cherry Blossom's cherry blossom mascot Stumpy in the Longworth House Office Building cafeteria—reminding us that while the work is important, the connections and shared experiences made the week especially meaningful and memorable!💙