Heartland Rural Health Network, Inc. is a 501(c)3 Not-For-Profit entity that, in partnership with network members and community partners, increases access to health care, social services, and other critical needs to meet the needs of our clients through creative solutions. To learn more about our current programs, click Network Initiatives above.  

The Search is On for HRHN's Next Executive Director!

HRHN is searching for our next Executive Director. If you or someone you know has a passion for improving access to healthcare for underserved and marginalized individuals, meets the qualifications, and lives in or near Sebring, check out more details on the Employment Page. Maybe YOU could lead us into the next chapter of service!
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HRHN's 2023 Quarter 1 Newsletter

Our latest edition includes ~

• Network Updates:
  1. HRHN COVID-19 Vaccination Program Ends
  2. HRHN's HD CHW Program hosts Community Health Fair ​
  3. HRHN releases 2021-2022 Annual Report​
  4. Honoring an African American Health Leader: W. Gaye Williams - an article created in partnership with Central Florida AHEC
  5. DYK: HRHN Offers Free Health Equity Training to Providers and Clinicians
• Rural Health Updates:​​​
  1. Florida DOH Upcoming Webinars​
  2. FRHA Project ECHO Returns
• National Rural Health Updates:
  1. NRHA Updates & Webinars​
  2. Telemedicine Talk #12: Delivery of Cancer Screening & Treatment in Critical Access Hospitals

• Member Updates:
  1. DeSoto Memorial Hospital Job Openings
  2. Tampa General Hospital Community Programs Available
• Articles:​
  1. HRHN's HD CHW Program Spotlight on: Prenatal Care
  2. Central Florida Health Care - Sickle Cell Disease ~ What You Need to Know
  3. Central Florida Health Care - Gets Down to the Heart of the Matter
  4. Central Florida Health Care - National Birth Defects Prevention
• ​Flyers
  1. CommHIT offers PAHCOM Training for FREE for Limited Time
  2. Save the Date: Florida Community Health Worker Coalition Summit
     

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Board Meeting Notice

Heartland Rural Health Network's next Board Meeting is scheduled for 
Wednesday, May 17th at 11:30 am.  If you would have an item that you would like to be added to the agenda or need to be included in this meeting, please email support@hrhn.org for further information on or before Friday, May 5th. 

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Our Core Values

Integrity- We encourage the free exchange of ideas in an environment that embraces honesty, fairness, personal responsibility, and ethical leadership

Ethics- We respect honesty, fairness, equality, dignity, diversity, and individual rights and demonstrate this through both our actions and words.

Collaboration-We continually seek opportunities to work in partnership with other organizations and share resources to ensure that we are meeting the needs of our community.

Quality-We strive to provide the highest quality products and services that meet the diverse needs of our community.

Innovation-​We constantly seek to provide innovative and flexible solutions.

Our Service Area

Hardee, Highlands, DeSoto, and rural portions of Polk and Charlotte Counties, FL.

​What Is Rural In Florida?

According to Florida Statute, 381.0406, the definition of rural means an area with a population density of less than 100 individuals per square mile or an area defined by the most recent United States Census as rural.

30 of Florida's 67 counties are considered rural based on this definition. These 30 counties cover just over 42% of Florida's nearly 54,000 square miles of land. Rural counties are primarily located in the Florida Panhandle, north central Florida, the south central portion of the state, and the Florida Keys. Approximately 1.1 million of Florida's 16 million citizens live in rural counties. Portions of other Florida counties also contain large, rural pockets.