Van Buren County Hospital - Van Buren County
Overview
Van Buren County Hospital is committed to the health and well-being of the communities in which it serves. Van Buren County Hospital has made extensive effort to lay the groundwork to acquire three types of federal designations for Van Buren County. These designations, known as Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), open the door to benefits such as federal and state funded student loan repayment programs and grants for physicians, advanced practitioners, and nurses. The goal of this initiative is to promote access to quality healthcare in the surrounding service area by recruiting and retaining clinicians like you. Together with its team of healthcare providers, Van Buren County Hospital will continue to offer excellent care in a compassionate environment.
Van Buren County Hospital encourages its healthcare providers to contact our team of experts at HPSA Acumen to determine the eligibility and opportunity for loan repayment awards. An individual consultation can be scheduled with us at the bottom of this webpage.
What is a HPSA?
HPSAs are designations that indicate health care provider shortages in three platforms of health: primary care, mental health, and dental health. Each platform of health receives its own designation. Each designation is scored to show the severity of the shortage. Scores range from 0 to 25, with 25 having the greatest shortage. The maps below outline each type of HPSA for Van Buren County.
In a Primary Care HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: LI-Van Buren County
ID: 1196422302
Designation Type: HPSA Population
Status: Designated
Score: 15
Designation Date: 08/28/2020
Last Update Date: 09/10/2021
In a Mental Health HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: Southeast Counties
ID: 7192231390
Designation Type: Geographic HPSA
Status: Designated
Score: 14
Designation Date: 02/02/2022
Last Update Date: 02/02/2022
In a Dental Health HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: LI-Van Buren County
ID: 6195599751
Designation Type: Low Income HPSA Population
Status: Designated
Score: 15
Designation Date: 03/24/2014
Last Update Date: 09/08/2021
What are the benefits of a HPSA?
In an effort to boost provider recruitment and retention in these often-rural shortage areas, benefits have been established to help build healthcare access to those who need it the most. Here are the benefits available in your specific shortage designations.
Loan repayment opportunities are possible because Van Buren County Hospital forged new partnerships and secured HPSAs in this region. Loan repayment is just one benefit that acknowledges you, the providers, as the driving force that makes healthcare possible in your community. Van Buren County Hospital truly appreciates working with you.
Programs available to eligible Van Buren County Hospital primary care and mental health providers:
Physicians – National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program, Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program, Iowa Health Professional Recruitment Program, Iowa Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Program, Rural Iowa Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Program
Advanced Practitioners – National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program, Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program (nurses only), Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program (Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners Only), Iowa Health Professional Recruitment Program, Iowa Health Care Award Program, Iowa Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Program
Physician Assistants – Iowa Health Professional Recruitment Program, Iowa Health Care Award Program, Iowa Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Program
Registered Nurses – Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program, Iowa Health Care Award Program, Iowa Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Program, Iowa Health Professional Recruitment Program
Mental Health Providers – National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program, Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program, Iowa Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Program, Iowa Mental Health Professional Loan Repayment Program
Physical Therapists, Athletic Trainers, Podiatrists and Occupational Therapists – Iowa Health Professional Recruitment Program
What do these loan repayment programs offer?
Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program – Advanced Practice Nurses and Registered Nurses may be eligible to apply for loan repayment worth up to 85% off their student loan balance in return for working at a Critical Shortage Facility, like our hospital.
National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program – Primary Care Professionals may be eligible for up to $75,000 and Mental Health or Dental Health Professionals may be eligible for up to $50,000, plus a one-time Spanish language award enhancement of $5,000, in return for a 2-year service commitment at an NHSC-certified site. One-year extension contracts are available for the remaining student loan balance.
Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program – Providers working full-time with pediatric patients may be eligible to receive up to $100,000 in loan repayment in return for a 3-year service commitment. Eligible discipline types include: Physicians, Psychologists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed or Certified Master’s Level Social Workers, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners, Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Professional Counselors, and Substance Use Disorder Counselors working in a pediatric medical subspeciality, pediatric surgical specialty, as a child or adolescent psychiatrist, or behavioral health providers working in pediatrics or substance use disorder services. Please refer to program guidelines for a full list of specialties and subspecialties.
Iowa Health Professional Recruitment Program – Graduates from an eligible Iowa college/university and employed as a Physician, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, Registered Nurse, Physician Assistant, Podiatrist, Physical Therapist, Athletic Trainer or Occupational Therapist may be eligible for up to $50,000 in loan repayment for up to a 4-year service commitment.
Iowa Health Care Award Program – Physician Assistants, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses and Nurse Educators may be eligible for up to $6,000 yearly for up to a 5-year service commitment.
Iowa Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Program – Primary Care Physicians (MD/DO) specializing in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, OB/GYN or Geriatrics, Psychiatry General Practitioners, General and Pediatric Dentistry (DDS/DMD) may be eligible for up to $50,000 in loan repayment for a minimum of 2-year service commitment. Pharmacists may be eligible for up to $40,000 in loan repayment for a minimum of 2-year service commitment. Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants (specializing in adult, family, pediatrics, psychiatry/mental health, geriatrics, or women’s health), Psychiatric Nurse Specialists, Certified Nurse Midwives, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Independent Social Workers and Health Service Psychologists may be eligible for up to $40,000 for a minimum 2-year service commitment. Licensed Mastered Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Registered Clinical Dental Hygienists, Registered Nurses and Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselors may be eligible for up to $30,000 in loan repayment for a minimum 2-year service commitment.
Rural Iowa Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Program – MD/DO students in their final year at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine or the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and in one of the following programs: family medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, neurology or general surgery may be eligible for up to $40,000 in student loan repayment annually for a 5-year service commitment.
Iowa Mental Health Professional Loan Repayment Program – Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or Mental Health Counseling master’s level degree graduates or Psychology doctoral degree graduates from an Iowa college or university to provide mental health to patients on a full-time basis may be eligible for loan repayment up to $40,000 for a 5-year service commitment. Applicants in the process of completing the 2-year post-degree clinical experience leading to licensure or holding a current non-prescribing practitioner’s license in these fields are also eligible to apply.
To find out if your address is located in this HPSA designation, please visit the following website:
https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/shortage-area/by-address
For more information, please contact:
HPSA Acumen’s Benefit Support Specialists are available to you:
716.483.0888 ext. 206
Email us here at [email protected]
Facility Contact Information:
Mindy Cormier
Clinic Manager
Van Buren Hospital
319-293-8720
[email protected]
https://vbch.org/