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Our Purpose
To provide a continuum of care for all patients served by the network.
To ensure the availability of a wide array of services either directly,
by contract or
through referral agreements.
To reduce outmigration and increase the utilization of statutory rural
hospitals and other
rural health care providers.
To enhance access to high quality health care and services.
To support the economy and protect the health and safety of rural
residents.
To ensure that quality care is efficiently delivery to all persons in
rural areas.
To service as laboratories to determine the best way of organizing rural
health services.
What is
Rural in Florida?
Although Florida is the fourth most populous state in the U.S., it has
substantial areas
that are rural by definition and use. Florida is the ninth largest producer of farm
commodities on the nation with 30% of
it's total land area in farmland.
The 2000 census reports that 33 of Florida's 67 counties are considered
rural
based on the statutory definition, "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." In area, these 33 counties cover just over 42% of Florida's nearly 54,000 square
miles of land area. 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 those rural counties. Portions of other Florida counties
also contain large, rural pockets but are not classified as rural.
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