Indiana Regional Medical Center - Indiana County
Overview
Indiana Regional Medical Center is committed to the health and well-being of the communities in which it serves. Indiana Regional Medical Center has made extensive effort to lay the groundwork to acquire three types of federal designations for Indiana 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, Indiana Regional Medical Center will continue to offer excellent care in a compassionate environment.
Indiana Regional Medical Center 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.
Topics: Indiana Regional Medical Center
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 Indiana County, PA.
In a Primary Care HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: LI-Indiana County
ID: 1428916527
Designation Type: Low Income Population
Status: Designated
Score: 12
Designation Date: 10/26/2023
Last Update Date: 10/26/2023
In a Mental Health HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: Indiana County
ID: 7427305229
Designation Type: Geographic
Status: Designated
Score: 10
Designation Date: 08/03/2022
Last Update Date: 08/03/2022
In a Dental Health HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: LI-Indiana County
ID: 6428059462
Designation Type: Low Income Population
Status: Designated
Score: 17
Designation Date: 02/15/2011
Last Update Date: 08/24/2021
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 Indiana Regional Medical Center 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. Indiana Regional Medical Center truly appreciates working with you.
Programs available to eligible Indiana Regional Medical Center primary care and mental health providers:
Physicians – Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program, Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program, State Loan Repayment Programs
Advanced Practitioners – Nurse Corps (nurses only), Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program, Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program (Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners Only), State Loan Repayment Programs
Registered Nurses – Nurse Corps, Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program,
Mental Health Providers – Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program, Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program, State Loan Repayment Programs
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.
Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery (STAR) Loan Repayment Program – Healthcare professionals providing direct treatment or recovery support of patients with or in recovery from a substance use disorder including but not limited to Physicians, Clinicians, Bachelor’s-level Substance Use Disorder Counselors, Behavioral Health Paraprofessionals, and Clinical Support Staff may be eligible for up to $250,000 for a 6-year service commitment at a STAR-certified site.
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 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 full list of specialties and subspecialties.
Pennsylvania Primary Care Loan Repayment Program – Up to $80,000 for Physicians (MD/DO) who specialize in Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine, General Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Psychiatry; Psychologists, and General Dentists. Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants specialized in Adult, Family, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Women’s Health, or Mental Health/Psychiatry; Certified Nurse Midwives, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Registered Dental Hygienists, or Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioners can receive up to $48,000 in student loan repayment.
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:
Dr. Richard Neff
Chief Medical Officer
Indiana Regional Medical Center
Office: (724) 357-7000
[email protected]
Paula Hencel
Director
Indiana Regional Medical Center
Office: (724) 357-7000
[email protected]