THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES, STRENGTHENING RURAL HEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE, ATTRACT/RETAIN MORE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ACROSS RURAL NEVADA. - NEVADA’S PROJECT SUMMARY NEVADA IS PLEASED TO APPLY FOR THE FEDERAL RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION (RHT) PROGRAM. THE NEW 5-YEAR RHT FUNDING PROGRAM REPRESENTS AN UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY FOR STATES TO TAKE MEANINGFUL ACTION FOR STRENGTHENING THEIR LOCAL RURAL HEALTH SYSTEMS. WITH NEVADA’S VAST GEOGRAPHY AND SPARSELY POPULATED RURAL COUNTIES, RURAL NEVADANS OFTEN STRUGGLE TO ACCESS RELIABLE AND TIMELY HEALTH CARE. THIS IS PRIMARILY DUE TO THE INHERENT CHALLENGES RURAL CONDITIONS PRESENT IN CREATING THE ECONOMIES OF SCALE NEEDED TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN A FULL CONTINUUM OF CARE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. THROUGH THIS INFUSION OF FEDERAL FUNDS, NEVADA SEEKS TO DEPLOY FOUR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH RELIABLE, INNOVATIVE, AND SUSTAINABLE CARE: 1. A RURAL HEALTH OUTCOMES ACCELERAT

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THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES, STRENGTHENING RURAL HEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE, ATTRACT/RETAIN MORE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ACROSS RURAL NEVADA. - NEVADA’S PROJECT SUMMARY NEVADA IS PLEASED TO APPLY FOR THE FEDERAL RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION (RHT) PROGRAM. THE NEW 5-YEAR RHT FUNDING PROGRAM REPRESENTS AN UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY FOR STATES TO TAKE MEANINGFUL ACTION FOR STRENGTHENING THEIR LOCAL RURAL HEALTH SYSTEMS. WITH NEVADA’S VAST GEOGRAPHY AND SPARSELY POPULATED RURAL COUNTIES, RURAL NEVADANS OFTEN STRUGGLE TO ACCESS RELIABLE AND TIMELY HEALTH CARE. THIS IS PRIMARILY DUE TO THE INHERENT CHALLENGES RURAL CONDITIONS PRESENT IN CREATING THE ECONOMIES OF SCALE NEEDED TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN A FULL CONTINUUM OF CARE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. THROUGH THIS INFUSION OF FEDERAL FUNDS, NEVADA SEEKS TO DEPLOY FOUR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH RELIABLE, INNOVATIVE, AND SUSTAINABLE CARE: 1. A RURAL HEALTH OUTCOMES ACCELERAT