Pennsylvania (PA)

What the state has obligated, by initiative

• ›Initiative 1: Maternal Health$2,669,615

  Appropriate Care Availability · $527,340

  • Doula Apprenticeship program$527,340

  Capital Expenditures and Infrastructure · $90,000

  • Rapid Response Services (RRS) 1: This single payment stabilizes rural prenatal care by restoring local services and adding onsite imaging, diagnostics, home blood pressure and glucose monitors, and intravenous (IV) infusion. Mothers get earlier detection and fewer forced trips$90,000

  Consumer Tech Solutions · $377,410

  • RRS1: This single payment stabilizes rural prenatal care by restoring local services and adding onsite imaging, diagnostics, home blood pressure and glucose monitors, and IV infusion. Mothers get earlier detection and fewer forced trips$377,410

  Prevention and Chronic Disease · $1,674,865

  • Peripartum Depression Screening and Support$1,494,932
  • Expanding core Perinatal Telephonic Psychiatric Consultation Service Program (TiPS): provider to provider consultation, care coordination with referrals and resource connections, and training to help providers identify and treat prenatal and postpartum behavioral health conditions$179,933
• ›Initiative 2: Behavioral Health$7,745,485

  Appropriate Care Availability · $223,127

  • Essential upgrades: a backup generator, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation renovations and equipment, new flooring, and updated computers$223,127

  Behavioral Health · $7,157,034

  • Embedding a Collaborative Care Model (CoCM), a team based approach where primary care providers, behavioral health managers, and psychiatric consultants coordinate care, track outcomes, and expand timely behavioral health access in rural Pennsylvania$1,341,203
  • A statewide access system led by University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), combining rapid telemedicine treatment, peer recovery support, regional care coordination, and local treatment partnerships into one coordinated network$1,097,821
  • A statewide access system led by UPHS and UPMC, combining rapid telemedicine treatment, peer recovery support, regional care coordination, and local treatment partnerships into one coordinated network$718,010
  • Raising awareness of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in rural Pennsylvania and meeting rising demand for the service$4,000,000

  Capital Expenditures and Infrastructure · $365,324

  • Essential facility upgrades: a backup generator, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation renovations and equipment, new flooring, and updated computers$365,324
• ›Initiative 3: Aging and Access$9,508,158

  Appropriate Care Availability · $2,227,164

  • A coordinated, home based follow up model for rural Pennsylvanians using trained paramedics and local emergency medical services (EMS) agencies$2,134,208
  • The Lutheran Home at Kane to build a state of the art nurse aide training center$92,956

  Behavioral Health · $1,735,693

  • Older adults in rural Northwestern, Central, and Northeastern Pennsylvania, this strengthens access to comprehensive, person-centered care through the Living Independence for the Elderly (LIFE) Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) model$1,735,693

  Capital Expenditures and Infrastructure · $850,500

  • Minor renovations and retrofitting to expand PACE and Integrated Behavioral Health access for older adults in rural Northwestern, Central, and Northeastern Pennsylvania through the LIFE PACE model$230,000
  • Expanding the fire sprinkler system to cover the assisted living portion of the campus, supporting safer, more independent, lower cost care as an in lieu of provider for Home and Community- Based Services (HCBS) Managed Care Organizations (MCOs)$620,500

  Consumer Tech Solutions · $850,135

  • Redesigning Pennsylvania's Aging and Disability Resource Center, PA Link, to strengthen leadership, partnerships, and infrastructure so individuals with complex needs can more easily find and access supportive services$850,135

  IT Advances · $2,748,540

  • Structuring statewide and facility level investments across six standardized intervention tracks focused on operational feasibility, facility readiness, and measurable quality improvement$2,748,540

  Training and Technical Assistance · $1,096,126

  • Rural clinical partners like Primary Health Network, this builds on Penn State's Primary Care Medic proof of concept to prepare information technology (IT) support and infrastructure, including curriculum delivery, telehealth workflows, secure field deployment, endpoint management, helpdesk support, and implementation readiness$1,096,126
• ›Initiative 4: EMS-Transportation$14,322,965

  Appropriate Care Availability · $14,234,896

  • LIFE Lawrence, Armstrong, and Butler Counties to each purchase a new Micro Bird bus, enhancing transportation access across three rural counties$368,112
  • Lewistown, Clearfield, and Watsontown Comprehensive Treatment Centers to each purchase a passenger transportation van, expanding access to medication assisted treatment, counseling, and behavioral health services in rural and underserved communities$142,652
  • Strengthening Pennsylvania's rural EMS system, including equipment for EMS personnel and the purchase of an ambulance, to deliver the best possible emergency care$13,399,330
  • Hyndman Area Health Center to purchase a wheelchair accessible van, establishing non emergency transportation for patients lacking safe, reliable rides to medical appointments$63,579
  • The Guidance Center to purchase four vehicles, providing safe, reliable transportation to behavioral health, crisis stabilization, specialty medical, and maternal health services for enrolled individuals$183,937
  • Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg to acquire a customized transport van with a specialized stretcher chair system for non-emergency medical transportation$77,286

  Capital Expenditures and Infrastructure · $88,069

  • Cameron County Ambulance Service to convert and expand its training room into a flexible, professional grade space supporting Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Advanced EMT (AEMT) instruction, hands on skills development, and continuing education$88,069
• ›Initiative 5: Technology and Infrastructure$43,232,014

  Appropriate Care Availability · $13,921,828

  • Replacing and upgrading diagnostic imaging equipment across rural hospitals, including computerized tomography (CT) scanners, an X-ray unit, a fluoroscopy system, a mammography unit, and ultrasound equipment, ensuring continued local access to essential imaging services$4,679,526
  • Expanding and equipping operating rooms and surgical capabilities across St. Luke's Carbon, St. Luke's Monroe, Geisinger St. Luke's, and Washington County Hospital (WCH), including sterile storage, new operating room (OR) equipment, and neuro navigation and 3D imaging technology to meet growing surgical demand$3,518,649
  • Facility improvements at Cornerstone Care's Mount Morris and Rogersville sites and the Greensboro health center, including new roofing, generators, IT upgrades, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) enhancements, a new dental operatory, and a prescription vending system$572,869
  • Skilled nursing and long term care facility upgrades, including parking lot and mechanical system repairs, lighting, flooring, laundry equipment, access control systems, resident transportation vehicles, and 120 specialized low profile beds to reduce falls and injuries$1,104,749
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital's Pocono and Schuylkill campuses to purchase ultrasound machines, Teladoc carts, RetinaVue scanners, smart beds, stretchers, and behavioral health unit safety upgrades, expanding telehealth and specialty care access$1,886,092
  • Corry Memorial Hospital to upgrade radiology and inpatient critical care technology, including a new radiology system, ventilator, cardiac monitoring system, call bell system, and IV pumps$1,000,000
  • Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital (WWH) to modernize its outpatient wound and IV therapy clinic space and replace ultrasound and echocardiogram equipment$752,605
  • Gaughn's Drug Store to renovate its space and expand telehealth pharmacy and clinical visit capacity$240,895
  • Columbia, Montour, Snyder, and Union (CMSU) Counties to replace aging field IT equipment and purchase a passenger van, supporting mobile staff and client connections$166,443

  Behavioral Health · $190,204

  • Center for Behavioral Health and Discovery House Comprehensive Treatment Centers (Farrell, Cranberry Township, New Castle, and Duncansville) to each purchase a passenger transportation van expanding access to medication assisted treatment, counseling, and behavioral health services in rural Pennsylvania, and to complete facility enhancements, including flooring, painting, and security infrastructure upgrades, supporting patient safety and quality of care$190,204

  Capital Expenditures and Infrastructure · $22,198,948

  • Replacing aging and failed Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditions (HVAC) and air handling systems across rural hospitals, including an operating room air handling system, a rooftop air handling unit, a twenty year old HVAC system, and minisplit units at Bucktail Medical Center, restoring safe environmental controls and continuity of care$2,949,686
  • Renovating resident care areas, including lobbies, resident room corridors, resident rooms, resident bathrooms, dining rooms, and gym and physical therapy rooms, at Darway, Epworth, Meadow View, and Weatherwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Centers to address resident safety, infection control, and rehabilitation capacity needs$4,000,000
  • Farrell, Cranberry Township, New Castle, and Duncansville Comprehensive Treatment Centers to each purchase a passenger transportation van expanding access to medication assisted treatment, counseling, and behavioral health services, and to complete facility enhancements, including flooring, painting, and security upgrades$953,009
  • Cornerstone Care's Mount Morris and Rogersville sites and the Greensboro health center to complete facility upgrades, including a new dental operatory, a prescription vending system, roofing, generators, IT upgrades, and ADA enhancements$1,213,655
  • Purchasing diagnostic imaging equipment, including a mammography unit, a breast ultrasound machine, a medical vacuum system, and a fluoroscopy system, along with supporting operating room technology, to maintain rural access to imaging services$668,096
  • Safety and infrastructure upgrades at rural senior care facilities, including parking lot and mechanical system repairs, lighting, flooring, painting, laundry equipment, access control systems, transportation vehicles, roofing, chiller systems, air handlers, walk in refrigeration, and elevators$2,729,483
  • Behavioral health facility stabilization and safety projects, including documentation and video conferencing technology, water damage and sewage repair, inpatient bathroom and ligature resistant door upgrades, ADA accessible routes, stair improvements, and roof replacement at a rural mental health hospital$2,873,087
  • Critical electrical infrastructure upgrades, including a cogeneration engine upgrade at Robert Packer Hospital, ten automated transfer switches to connect hospital systems to backup generators, and replacement of major electrical distribution infrastructure at Wyoming County Healthcare Center (WCHC)$2,879,750
  • Chan Soon Shiong Medical Center at Windber to complete elevator repairs and modernization supporting patient safety, access to care, and emergency readiness$985,100
  • Replacing aging roof infrastructure to maintain safe, reliable, and high quality healthcare services$678,456
  • St. Luke's Hospital Carbon Campus to purchase new operating room equipment and build a sterile storage space, enhancing surgical workflows and efficiency$190,000
  • WWH to modernize its outpatient wound and IV therapy clinic space and replace ultrasound and echocardiogram equipment$129,384
  • Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers (WMCHC) to renovate space supporting women's health and obstetric care in Pike County, add a gutter system in Wayne County, and invest in AI and technology$247,547
  • Gaughn's Drug Store to renovate its space, expanding in person clinical visits, telehealth pharmacy services, and prescription dispensing capacity$269,000
  • A rural pharmacy serving Montour and surrounding counties to install a modular compounding suite, upgrade its HVAC system, and add hazardous drug compounding capacity$1,000,000
  • Repairing a collapsed sewer line and drainage structure and installing an Internet Protocol (IP) based paging and communication system$325,031
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital Pocono to modify its behavioral health unit and purchase ultrasound equipment, telehealth carts, retinal screening scanners, and anti ligature door upgrades, stabilizing rural health access$107,664

  IT Advances · $3,957,457

  • A six month Health Tech Ecosystem Audit contract, developing service blueprints for rural care journeys, a stakeholder map with power analysis, a current state architecture diagram of Pennsylvania's rural Health Information Exchange (HIE) with Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) readiness assessment, and future state architecture options for the Department to consider$1,033,979
  • Stabilizing rural facility infrastructure and communication systems, including artificial intelligence (AI) supported documentation and video conferencing at Corry Counseling, sewer and drainage repair with IP based paging and wireless handset replacement, and roof, flooring, chiller, and resident call system upgrades at a senior care facility$475,783
  • Replacing aging telecommunications systems at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center and implementing a modern Voiceover Internet Protocol (VoIP) system at Transitions Healthcare Allens Cove, improving call reliability, care coordination, and resident and family communication$1,198,369
  • WMCHC to renovate space supporting women's health and obstetric care in Pike County, add a gutter system in Wayne County, and invest in AI and technology$749,876
  • Nulton Diagnostic and Treatment Center to implement a centralized technology platform supporting Rapid Access Psychiatric Services and Community Based Intensive Treatment across rural Pennsylvania$499,450

  Program Administration Expense · $386,554

  • The Guthrie Clinic Pulse Center Pilot, a technology enabled care model using centralized virtual telesitting and virtual nursing support to extend bedside capacity, reduce avoidable safety events, and ease rural nursing workload without added on site staff$386,554

  Training and Technical Assistance · $2,577,023

  • The Guthrie Clinic Pulse Center Pilot operating expenses, supporting a technology enabled care model that uses centralized virtual telesitting and virtual nursing to extend bedside capacity, reduce avoidable safety events, and ease rural nursing workload without added on site staff$2,577,023
• ›Initiative 6: Workforce$42,843,718

  Capital Expenditures and Infrastructure · $6,150,000

  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania to retrofit a building for the College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pennsylvania's first public osteopathic medical school$1,000,000
  • The University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine to retrofit Regional Training Centers, partnering with rural hospitals and health centers to train dental hygienists, dental assistants, and general practice residents where they live, addressing rural dental workforce shortages$5,150,000

  Program Administration Expense · $4,872,852

  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania's administrative expenses to establish the College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pennsylvania's first public osteopathic medical school$4,872,852

  Workforce · $31,820,866

  • Educational awards to establish Indiana University of Pennsylvania's College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pennsylvania's first public osteopathic medical school$24,366,346
  • Program funding for the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine's Regional Training Centers, partnering with rural hospitals and health centers to train dental hygienists, dental assistants, and general practice residents where they live, addressing rural dental workforce shortages$4,128,042
  • Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry to launch a rural dental clinic and education center in Tamaqua, training students to serve Schuylkill, Carbon, Luzerne, and adjacent counties while providing dental care to Medicaid patients$3,265,883
  • Early career exploration helping students take their first step toward a future in health care$60,595
• ›Program Operations$2,759,481

  Fostering Collaboration · $800,000

  • Grantees to establish and manage Rural Care Collaboratives across eight Pennsylvania regions, Central, Northeast, Northwest, North Central, Northern Tier, Southwest, Southern Alleghenies, and South Central, in collaboration with the Department of Human Services Office of Policy Development$800,000

  Program Administration Expense · $1,959,481

  • Administrative costs for Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program salaries, supplies, fringe benefits, and travel$585,237
  • Administrative costs for Department of Health (DOH)-specific RHT Program funding$305,242
  • Administrative costs for RHT Program funded programs$492,999
  • Program Evaluation$576,004