SOUTH DAKOTA RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PLAN - SOUTH DAKOTA RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PROJECT SUMMARY ORGANIZATION: OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA LEAD AGENCY: SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TOTAL BUDGET: $1,000,000,000 OVER 5 YEARS OVERVIEW: SOUTH DAKOTA'S RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PLAN ADDRESSES THE STATE’S HEALTH ACCESS CHALLENGES IN ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST RURAL STATES. RURAL AND FRONTIER RESIDENTS OFTEN FACE LONG DISTANCES TO PROVIDERS, LIMITED TRANSPORTATION, LOWER INCOMES, AND WORKFORCE SHORTAGES THAT STRAIN HOSPITALS AND CLINICS. THESE FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO HIGHER RATES OF SUICIDE AND CHRONIC DISEASE. THIS FIVE-YEAR INITIATIVE INVESTS STRATEGICALLY TO BUILD CAPACITY AND RESILIENCE WITHIN RURAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS TO ENSURE ACCESS TO QUALITY CARE ENDURES FAR BEYOND THIS GRANT PERIOD. STRATEGIC APPROACH & PROJECT GOALS THE PLAN ADVANCES FOUR INTERCONNECTED GOALS. FIRST, IT MODERNIZES SOUTH DAKOTA’S HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH EXPANDED ELECTRONIC H

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SOUTH DAKOTA RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PLAN - SOUTH DAKOTA RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PROJECT SUMMARY ORGANIZATION: OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA LEAD AGENCY: SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TOTAL BUDGET: $1,000,000,000 OVER 5 YEARS OVERVIEW: SOUTH DAKOTA'S RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PLAN ADDRESSES THE STATE’S HEALTH ACCESS CHALLENGES IN ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST RURAL STATES. RURAL AND FRONTIER RESIDENTS OFTEN FACE LONG DISTANCES TO PROVIDERS, LIMITED TRANSPORTATION, LOWER INCOMES, AND WORKFORCE SHORTAGES THAT STRAIN HOSPITALS AND CLINICS. THESE FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO HIGHER RATES OF SUICIDE AND CHRONIC DISEASE. THIS FIVE-YEAR INITIATIVE INVESTS STRATEGICALLY TO BUILD CAPACITY AND RESILIENCE WITHIN RURAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS TO ENSURE ACCESS TO QUALITY CARE ENDURES FAR BEYOND THIS GRANT PERIOD. STRATEGIC APPROACH & PROJECT GOALS THE PLAN ADVANCES FOUR INTERCONNECTED GOALS. FIRST, IT MODERNIZES SOUTH DAKOTA’S HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH EXPANDED ELECTRONIC H