States are being given a rare opportunity through the Rural Hospital Transformation Program (RHTP) to do more than stabilize rural providers—to build shared, real-time infrastructure that improves access, coordination, and preparedness across the health system.
We work with state health leaders to turn this opportunity into action, helping design durable, statewide and regional capacity programs that align governance, leverage existing systems, and position states for future federal requirements tied to preparedness and response.
From Funding Opportunity to Statewide Capability
Helping states move from pilots to programs
Rural health challenges—capacity constraints, transfer delays, behavioral health boarding, EMS bottlenecks—are not isolated issues. They are system-level problems that require system-level solutions.
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Through our work with multiple states, we help Departments of Health design practical strategies to use RHTP and related funding to create shared, real-time operational visibility across hospitals, regions, and agencies. The focus is not on new reporting burdens or one-off tools, but on organizing data that already exists into infrastructure that supports both daily operations and crisis response.
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We help states convene the right partners, align governance across agencies, and connect state strategy with federal funding and preparedness requirements—so these investments serve rural hospitals, patients, and communities long after the initial funding cycle ends.
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We help states turn opportunities like RHTP into durable, data programs by building coalitions, aligning governance, and connecting state strategy with state and federal funding and preparedness requirements—so shared systems serve patients, strengthen communities, and endure beyond a single funding cycle.