Portneuf Medical Center - Bannock County
Overview
In an effort to invest in our healthcare providers, Portneuf Medical Center put in an extensive effort to lay the groundwork for three types of federal designations for our county. We are now a recognized Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). This opens the door for benefits such as federal and state-funded student loan forgiveness for physicians, advanced practitioners, and nurses. Along with our healthcare providers, Portneuf Medical Center is committed to the health and well-being of our community with the hopes that through this recruitment and retention initiative, we can boost access to healthcare in our county.
What is a HPSA?
HPSAs are designations that indicate healthcare 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 Bannock County.
In a Primary Care HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: LI/MF Bannock County
ID: 1169712805
Designation Type: Low-Income Migrant Farmworker Population
Status: Designated
Score: 13
Designation Date: 02/16/2007
Last Update Date: 09/09/2021
In a Mental Health HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: District 6 – Southeastern
Mental Health Catchment Area
ID: 7163585417
Designation Type: Geographic
Status: Designated
Score: 17
Designation Date: 05/24/2021
Last Update Date: 09/19/2023
In a Dental Health HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: LI – Bannock County
ID: 6163081206
Designation Type: Low-Income Population
Status: Designated
Score: 12
Designation Date: 03/09/2012
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 the most. Here are the benefits available in our specific shortage designations.
Loan repayment opportunities are possible because Portneuf Medical Center forged new partnerships and secured HPSAs in this region. Loan repayment is just one benefit that acknowledges you as the driving force that makes healthcare possible in our community. Portneuf Medical Center truly appreciates working with you.
Programs available to eligible Portneuf Medical Center primary care and mental health providers:
Advanced Practitioners – Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program (nurses only)
Registered Nurses – Nurse Corps 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% off their student loan balance in return for working at a Critical Shortage Facility, like our hospital.
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 Support@HPSA.us