Carroll County Memorial Hospital - Carroll County
Overview
Carroll County Memorial Hospital is committed to the health and well-being of the communities which it serves. Carroll County Memorial Hospital has made extensive efforts to lay the groundwork to acquire three types of federal designations for Carroll 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, Carroll County Memorial Hospital will continue to offer excellent care in a compassionate environment.
Carroll County Memorial 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 Carroll County.
In a Primary Care HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: LI-Carroll/Livingston Counties
ID: 1294226024
Designation Type: Low Income Population HPSA
Status: Designated
Score: 17
Designation Date: 10/27/2017
Last Update Date: 09/09/2021
In a Mental Health HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: LI-MHCA 12
ID: 7299904712
Designation Type: Low Income Population HPSA
Status: Designated
Score: 16
Designation Date: 07/29/2022
Last Update Date: 07/29/2022
In a Dental Health HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: LI-Livingston and Carroll Counties
ID: 6299093834
Designation Type: Low Income Population HPSA
Status: Designated
Score: 18
Designation Date: 08/25/2017
Last Update Date: 09/09/2021
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 most. Here are the benefits available in your specific shortage designations.
Loan repayment opportunities are possible because Carroll County Memorial 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. Carroll County Memorial Hospital truly appreciates working with you.
Programs available to eligible Carroll County Memorial Hospital primary care providers:
Physicians – National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program, State Loan Repayment Programs, Missouri Health Professional Student Loan Repayment Program, Missouri Health Professional Loan Repayment Program (Cardiologists Only)
Advanced Practitioners – National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program (nurses only), Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program (Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners only), Missouri Health Professional Student Loan Repayment Program
Registered Nurses – Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program, Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program
Mental Health Providers – Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program, Missouri Health Professional Loan Repayment Program
Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Respiratory Therapists – Missouri Health Professional 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.
National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program – Primary Care Professionals may be eligible for up to $75,000, plus a one-time Spanish language award enhancement of $5,000, in return for a two-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 three-year service commitment. Eligible disciplines 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 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 the program guidelines for a list of specialties and subspecialties for Physicians.
Missouri Health Professional Student Loan Repayment Program – Award recipients earn forgiveness of their loan repayment award through a service obligation. The obligation is two years of service per award, based on full-time qualifying employment. The program awards $50,000 for eligible primary care physicians and dentists (MD, DO, DDS, and DMD). An additional $2,500 is available for providers that provide the following additional services: SUD treatment, OUD Treatment, Behavioral Health, Mental Health, and Tele-health Services for a maximum of $10,000.
Missouri Health Professional Loan Repayment Program – This program provides forgivable loans for the purpose of repaying existing education-related loans for health care, mental health, and public health professionals, in exchange for a 2-year service obligation in an underserved area. In return for this commitment, eligible awardees may receive up to $65,000 toward their qualifying educational debt. Eligible Discipline types include: Physicians (Cardiologists only), Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Respiratory Therapists, Licensed and Provisional Professional Counselors, Licensed Behavioral Analysts, Licensed Assistant Behavior Analysts, Licensed and Provisional Licensed Psychologists.
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:
Michael Schubach
Chief Human Resources Officer
Carroll County Memorial Hospital
660-542-1695 ext. 3006
[email protected]