Cameron Memorial Community Hospital - Steuben County and Allen County
Overview
Cameron Memorial Community Hospital is committed to the health and well-being of the communities which it serves. Cameron Memorial Community Hospital has made extensive efforts to lay the groundwork to acquire two types of federal designations for Steuben and Allen Counties. 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, Cameron Memorial Community Hospital will continue to offer excellent care in a compassionate environment.
Cameron Memorial Community Hospital encourages its healthcare providers to contact our team of experts at HPSA Acumen to determine eligibility and opportunities 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 indicating the greatest shortage. The maps below outline each type of HPSA for Steuben and Allen Counties.
Primary Care HPSAs – Steuben County and Allen County
In a Primary Care HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: Steuben County
ID: 1186471309
Designation Type: Geographic HPSA
Status: Designated
Score: 11
Designation Date: 01/26/2022
Last Update Date: 01/26/2022
In a Primary Care HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: LI – North Fort Wayne
ID: 1188138606
Designation Type: Low Income Population HPSA
Status: Designated
Score: 16
Designation Date: 11/27/2023
Last Update Date: 11/27/2023
In a Primary Care HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: LI-South Greater Fort Wayne
ID: 1181781876
Designation Type: Low Income Population HPSA
Status: Designated
Score: 18
Designation Date: 11/27/2023
Last Update Date: 11/27/2023
Mental Health HPSAs – Steuben County and Allen County
In a Mental Health HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: Northeastern Catchment Area 18
ID: 7186175063
Designation Type: Geographic HPSA
Status: Designated
Score: 17
Designation Date: 11/18/2021
Last Update Date: 11/18/2021
In a Mental Health HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: MHCA 20 – Adams/Allen/Wells Counties
ID: 7184233749
Designation Type: Geographic HPSA
Status: Designated
Score: 13
Designation Date: 02/04/2022
Last Update Date: 10/29/2024
Dental Health HPSAs – Steuben County and Allen County
In a Dental Health HPSA: No
In a Dental Health HPSA: No
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 for those who need it most. Here are the benefits available in your specific shortage designations.
Loan repayment opportunities are possible because Cameron Memorial Community Hospital has forged new partnerships and secured HPSAs in this region. Loan repayment is just one benefit that acknowledges you, the provider, as the driving force that makes healthcare possible in your community. Cameron Memorial Community Hospital truly appreciates working with you.
Programs available to eligible Cameron Memorial Community Hospital primary care and mental health providers:
Physicians – Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program, Indiana State Loan Repayment Program
Advanced Practitioners – Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program (nurses only), Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program (Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners only), Indiana State Loan Repayment Program
Registered Nurses – Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program, Indiana State Loan Repayment Program
Mental Health Providers – Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program, Indiana State Loan Repayment 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% of their student loan balance in return for working at a Critical Shortage Facility, like our hospital.
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 three-year service commitment. Eligible disciplines include: Physicians, Psychologists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed or Certified Master’s Level Social Workers, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners, Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Professional Counselors, and Substance Use Disorder Counselors working in a pediatric medical subspecialty, 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 list of specialties and subspecialties for Physicians.
Indiana State Loan Repayment Program – Primary Care Physicians, General Practice Dentists, Registered Dental Hygienists, Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives, Physician Assistants, Registered Dental Hygienists, Health Service Psychologists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Psychiatric Nurse Specialists, Licensed Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Registered Nurses, and Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselors with Indiana licenses may be eligible for up to $40,000 in return for a 2-year commitment. One two-year extension for up to an additional $20,000 is available.
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]