HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES GRANT TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE IN THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA
$2.8 Million Delta Rural Integrated Health Network Program Grants to be Used in Mississippi, Arkansas & Louisiana
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that two Mississippi organizations will benefit from a $2.8 million grant to improve healthcare delivery in the Delta region by developing networks among rural hospitals, primary care clinics, behavioral health providers, and other essential healthcare organizations.
The Mississippi Rural Hospital Alliance and the Delta Health Transformational Council, Inc. are among six organizations from Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana selected to participate in the Delta Rural Integrated Health Network Program. They will use the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) funding over the next two years to strengthen networks that can build economies of scale to lower administrative costs and support clinical services.
“This program focused on the Mississippi Delta is designed to address the administrative, cost, and healthcare delivery challenges faced by rural hospitals and clinics. Finding better ways to work together as small, rural hospitals and clinics is part of an overall initiative to help them survive and improve care,” said Hyde-Smith, who worked to secure the HHS Rural Health Outreach Grants funding through the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development program in FY2026.
The Delta Rural Integrated Health Network Program supports HRSA coordination with the Delta Regional Authority (DRA), which began in 2017, to enhance healthcare delivery in the rural counties and parishes of the Delta region.
Other participating organizations include the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership and St. Bernards Developing in Arkansas, and the Louisiana Independent Hospital Network Coalition LLC and Louisiana Rural Health Association.
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