Travis County Commissioners voted unanimously to move forward with recommendations from a recent forensic mental health report. The 10-month study evaluated Travis County jail inmates struggling with mental health or substance abuse disorders. The centerpiece of the...
As part of its systemwide strategic plan, MPact 2025, the University of Minnesota is seeking opportunities for partnerships with health systems that will maximize its statewide impact in health care innovations and research. The university has made several goals,...
The Bexar County Hospital District launched a $950 million capital improvement program on June 21 to build two new community hospitals in underserved areas of the county. Doing business as University Health System, the district will work with the County Commissioners...
Bexar County commissioners are considering the conversion of the existing San Antonio State Hospital into a psychiatric facility. Using $200,000 in federal funding to conduct the San Antonio State Hospital Reuse Study, the county will assess the building’s ability to...
New Mexico – Valencia County is working on a draft request for proposals (RFP) for the construction of a $50 million acute care hospital to serve rural areas of the county. A 2020 report by the state’s Department of Health cited serious concerns about the county...
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will distribute about $38 million in funding to eligible rural hospitals under the Rural Hospital COVID-19 in Healthcare Relief Grant (RH-CHRG) program. Each hospital will receive $250,000 in discretionary funds...
