Pennsylvania is set to receive nearly $191 million in the next round of the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, according to an announcement Monday from U.S. Senator Dave McCormick.
The allocation is intended to expand access to care, strengthen the rural health workforce, modernize health facilities and support new care models across the commonwealth. The announcement did not provide a county-by-county distribution or identify individual facilities that will receive money.
McCormick’s office says the new allocation follows an earlier award of more than $193 million. Together, the annual awards are part of a five-year program that the office says could bring Pennsylvania close to $1 billion over the life of the initiative.
The senator’s announcement says earlier funding is already supporting rural health facilities, workforce pipelines and technology upgrades statewide. More detailed decisions about projects, recipients and implementation are expected through the agencies administering the program.
Rural communities in Bradford, Tioga and nearby northern Pennsylvania counties often face longer travel distances for care and persistent staffing pressures, making the statewide allocation especially relevant to the region even before local awards are named.
