Our Mission: To improve access to quality health care by implementing creative solutions in collaboration with network members and community partners.
Our Vision: To be a leader of innovative, collaborative, and quality-driven rural health initiatives.
Our Purpose: To facilitate a continuum of care for all served by the network; to improve access to high quality health care and services; to monitor that quality care is efficiently delivered to persons in our rural areas; to assist in reducing outmigration and increase the utilization of rural hospitals and other rural health care providers; to monitor the availability of a wide array of services either directly, by contract, or through referral agreements; to support the economy and protect the health and safety of rural residents; and to serve as a sounding board/focal group to determine the best way of organizing rural health services.
In 1993, the State of Florida passed enabling legislation authorizing the creation of rural health networks. HRHN is a not-for- profit entity that was incorporated in that same year, and in July 1995, became the first rural health network in Florida to be certified by the State of Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration. Today it is the largest of nine rural health networks in the State and covers an area of 4,780 square miles. Our governing body is an 11-member Board of Directors representing rural and urban hospitals, county health departments, local governments, consumers, Emergency Medical Services, Area Health Education Center, and Community Health Centers. HRHN serves a five county area including Highlands, DeSoto, Hardee, and the rural portions of Charlotte, and Polk Counties.
Our Vision: To be a leader of innovative, collaborative, and quality-driven rural health initiatives.
Our Purpose: To facilitate a continuum of care for all served by the network; to improve access to high quality health care and services; to monitor that quality care is efficiently delivered to persons in our rural areas; to assist in reducing outmigration and increase the utilization of rural hospitals and other rural health care providers; to monitor the availability of a wide array of services either directly, by contract, or through referral agreements; to support the economy and protect the health and safety of rural residents; and to serve as a sounding board/focal group to determine the best way of organizing rural health services.
In 1993, the State of Florida passed enabling legislation authorizing the creation of rural health networks. HRHN is a not-for- profit entity that was incorporated in that same year, and in July 1995, became the first rural health network in Florida to be certified by the State of Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration. Today it is the largest of nine rural health networks in the State and covers an area of 4,780 square miles. Our governing body is an 11-member Board of Directors representing rural and urban hospitals, county health departments, local governments, consumers, Emergency Medical Services, Area Health Education Center, and Community Health Centers. HRHN serves a five county area including Highlands, DeSoto, Hardee, and the rural portions of Charlotte, and Polk Counties.