Access to high quality health care plays a huge role in defining a community, and even a state.  Particularly here in Oregon.  Public health and safety impacts our ability to attract and retain successful businesses, which  translates to successful residents and a stable economic base.  Ideally, that success should be as readily available in Gervais and Mitchell as it is in our urban centers. 

OHN: LAYING THE FOUNDATION
As the fifth largest recipient of the FCC’s Rural Health Care Pilot Program (RHCPP), OHN is specifically helping Oregon’s state and local governments through the RHCPP’s $20.2 million federal subsidy. With this unprecedented investment in our State’s broadband infrastructure (foundation), OHN is helping to improve and enhance healthcare education and healthcare service availability and delivery to communities throughout Oregon.

With 85% of the installation and monthly recurring costs covered by the FCC’s Universal Service Fund; the State of Oregon, as well as, local governments and agencies will experience the following as a result of this new broadband telecommunications infrastructure:

• Increased capacity, access and utilization of healthcare services by hospitals, clinics, and community colleges throughout Oregon
   
• Reduced broadband infrastructure investment costs for urban and rural communities required to improve the quality of care and workforce education
   
• Improved state-wide access to healthcare, workforce education and degree programs to increase the number of healthcare workers needed to meet Oregon’s unmet and expanding needs
   
• Reduced cost of high-quality health care services in rural Oregon
   
• Improved foundation for economic development in Oregon’s rural communities
   
• Improved interagency communication; improving the quality and effectiveness of federal and state services   

THE OREGON HEALTH NETWORK
Bringing high-speed broadband and telehealth capabilities to all health care providers, workforce education facilities, government agencies and payers, the Oregon Health Network (OHN) is committed to making quality care available to every patient regardless of their location.  Being a participant in this groundbreaking development will provide multiple benefits to clinics statewide:

BECOMING AN OHN MEMBER PARTICIPANT
As a member, our valued government and agencies will have a seat at the table as we shape the future of OHN.  We need to count every major healthcare, public safety, workforce development and emergency management agency in Oregon as a member in order to maximize the potential of the network.  Can we count you in?

Contact us today to learn more about the Oregon Health Network and the opportunities it can provide your agency or program.