Rural Health Transformation Program - Rural Hospitals (Maternal, Emergency and Specialty Services) (Request for Applications (RFA)

Description: The Washington State Health Care Authority, hereafter called "HCA," is seeking Applications from organizations interested in participating on a project to incentivize hospitals in developing comprehensive strategies to sustain and maintain essential services - including maternity and obstetrics care, emergency services, and other specialty care. Rural hospitals may request funds to support developing remote monitoring capabilities for low-risk pregnancies, paired with capacity payments for midwives and birth centers located in rural areas. Incentive funds would support start-up and implementation costs for hospitals and require a long-term sustainability plan. The goal of this funding is to enable the development of comprehensive strategies to sustain and maintain essential services for maternity and obstetrics care, emergency and specialty services in rural areas.