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 3 Newsletter

Our latest edition includes ~

• Network Updates:
  1. HRHN Spotlight on: Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease Prevention
  2. HD CHW Program Spotlight: Understanding Cancer
• Rural Health Updates:​​​
  1. FRHA's 2023 Summit Registration Open
  2. NRHA Announces upcoming Special Webinar
  3. Telemedicine Talk 14: Telebehavioral Health
• Member Updates:
  1. Tampa General Hospital Community Programs Available
  2. Virtual Group Quit with Central Florida AHEC

• Articles:​
  1. Central Florida Health Care - Every Life is Meaningful
• ​Flyers
  1. CommHIT's Summit: Achieving Today's Advanced Workplace
  2. Recover Hardee's Hurricane Ian 1 Year Celebration
  3. CMS Special Enrollment Period
     
  4. Southwest Florida Health Coalition R.E.A.C.T. Training
     
  5. AdventHealth - Walk With a Doc
     
  6. Alzheimer's Association - Creating Moments that Matter 
     
  7. Senior Connection Center Classes

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Board Meeting Notice

Heartland Rural Health Network's next Board Meeting is Thursday, September 21st. 
If you have something you would like addressed at this meeting, please email support@hrhn.org by Friday, September 15, 2023. 

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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.