ASTRIA HEALTH (FORMERLY KNOWN AS SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL)

Funding of local public hospital priorities. Funding related to the Health, Human Services & Education Appropriations bill and the Budget Resolution. Competitive grant funding opportunities for public hospitals. Issues related to the impact of sequestration. Community Project Funding / Congressionally Directed Spending guidelines and project submittal.

Funding opportunities for local health care projects for community hospitals. Support for additional mental health services via discretionary grant program funding. Issues surrounding Critical Access Hospitals. Reauthorization of the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program. Community Project Funding / Congressionally Directed Spending guidelines and project submittal.

Support for Critical Access Hospital reimbursement rate increases. Support for new CMS program that would allow a Critical Access Hospital to transition to a traditional CMS payment model over a ten year period. Support for the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program.