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<div class="small-12 medium-3 columns"> <h2 class="page-title ul ul-lg"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160326102818/http://tha.com/focus-areas/"> Focus Areas </a> </h2> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="small-12 medium-9 medium-push-3 columns" role="main"> <article class="post-34 page type-page status-publish hentry" id="post-34"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title">Small and Rural</h3> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div id="page-image"> <p>There are 66 acute-care small and rural hospitals, including 16 certified critical access hospitals (CAHs) in THA’s Small and Rural Constituency Section. THA is responsible for developing rural programs, initiatives and other support services for Tennessee’s small and rural hospitals to better improve their clinical, financial and operational performance.</p> <p>THA’s constituency section on rural health also identifies healthcare policy issues that affect small and rural hospitals, develops educational programs and networking opportunities, legislative and regulatory information, seeks grant funding and other financial opportunities, and serves as liaison to the Rural Health Association of Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Health, professional boards and national organizations, such as the National Rural Health Association, American Hospital Association and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.</p> </div> <h2>THA Small or Rural Hospital Constituency Section Executive Committee</h2> <p>The THA Small or Rural Hospital Constituency Section assists the THA Board of Directors in addressing issues impacting the delivery of quality healthcare services by rural and small hospitals, and advocating for appropriate solutions to those issues. The composition of this committee is structured in accordance with the Small & Rural Hospital Constituency Section bylaws.</p> <div title="Page 1"> <div title="Page 1"> <p><strong>Chair</strong><br/> Timothy McGill<br/> Chief Executive Officer<br/> Livingston Regional Hospital<br/> PO Box 550<br/> Livingston, TN 38570-0550<br/> Direct Phone: 931-403-2100<br/> Email: tim.mcgill@lpnt.net<br/> Expiration: 4/1/2016</p> <div title="Page 1"> <div> <div> <p><strong>At-Large Position</strong><br/> Paul Betz<br/> Chief Operating Officer<br/> Maury Regional Medical Center<br/> 1224 Trotwood Avenue<br/> Columbia, TN 38401-4802<br/> Direct Phone: 931-380-4002<br/> Email: pbetz@mauryregional.com<br/> Expiration: 4/1/2017</p> <p><strong>Administrator</strong><br/> Susan Breeden<br/> Baptist Memorial Hospital-Huntingdon<br/> 631 R.B. Wilson Drive<br/> Huntingdon, TN 38344-1727<br/> Direct Phone: 731-986-7280<br/> Email: susan.breeden@bmhcc.org<br/> Expiration: 4/1/2016</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div title="Page 1"> <div> <div> <p><strong>At-Large Position</strong><br/> Kennedy Croom<br/> Chief Executive Officer Rhea Medical Center<br/> 9400 Rhea County Highway<br/> Dayton, TN 37321-7922<br/> Direct Phone: 423-775-8585<br/> Email: kcroom@rheamedical.org<br/> Expiration: 4/1/2016</p> <div title="Page 2"> <div> <div> <p><strong>At-Large Position</strong><br/> Thomas Gee<br/> Chief Executive Officer<br/> Henry County Medical Center<br/> 301 Tyson Avenue<br/> Paris, TN 38242-4544<br/> Direct Phone: 731-644-8537<br/> Email: tgee@hcmc-tn.org<br/> Expiration: 4/1/2016</p> <div title="Page 2"> <div> <div> <p><strong>At-Large Position</strong><br/> Rod Harkleroad<br/> Administrator<br/> Riverview Regional Medical Center<br/> 158 Hospital Drive<br/> Carthage, TN 37030-1096<br/> Direct Phone: 615-735-5150<br/> Email: rod.harkleroad@lpnt.net<br/> Expiration: 4/1/2017</p> <div title="Page 2"> <div> <div> <p><strong>Immediate Past Chair</strong><br/> Scott Tongate<br/> Chief Financial Officer<br/> Rural Community Hospitals of America<br/> 1100 Main Street, Suite 2350<br/> Kansas City, MO 64105<br/> Direct Phone: 816-802-6110<br/> Email: stongate@hmccah.com<br/> Expiration: 4/1/2016</p> <div title="Page 2"> <div> <div> <p><strong>At-Large Position</strong><br/> Karen Utley<br/> Vice President<br/> System Services West Tennessee Healthcare<br/> 620 Skyline Drive<br/> Jackson, TN 38301-3901<br/> Direct Phone: 731-541-6748<br/> Email: karen.utley@wth.org<br/> Expiration: 4/1/2016</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2>Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program</h2> <p>A primary focus of the rural issue section of THA is managing the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program, which provides support to the CAH program, an alternative for rural hospitals that offers enhanced reimbursement and opportunities to better match a hospital’s capabilities with a community’s needs.</p> <h2>Rural Health Resources</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160326102818/http://ssi-tha-staging.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Redefining-Rural-Healthcare-Meeting.pdf">Redefining Rural Healthcare Report, August 18-19, 2016</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160326102818/http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/">National Rural Health Association</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160326102818/http://www.rhat.org/">Rural Health Association of Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160326102818/https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/">Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub<em>) </em></a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160326102818/https://www.ruralcenter.org/">National Rural Health Resource Center</a></li> <li><a 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Rural Conference, March 31 – April 1</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160326102818/http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/go/events/rural-medical-education-conference">Rural Medical Education Conference</a>, May 10, Minneapolis, MN</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160326102818/http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/go/events/21st-health-equity-conference">21st Health Equity Conference</a>, May 10, Minneapolis, MN</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160326102818/http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/go/events/39th-annual-rural-health-conference">39th Annual Rural Health Conference</a>, May 10-13, Minneapolis, MN</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160326102818/http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/go/events/rural-hospital-innovations-summit">Rural Hospital Innovation Summit</a>, May 10-13, Minneapolis, MN</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160326102818/http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/go/events/12th-rural-quality-and-clinical-conference">12th Rural Quality 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