Susquehanna Family Health Clinic - Susquehanna County
Overview
Susquehanna Family Health Clinic is recognized as a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) with two types of federal designations for our county. This opens the doors for benefits such as federal and state-funded student loan forgiveness for physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses, and mental health professionals. Along with our healthcare providers, Susquehanna Family Health Clinic 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.
Susquehanna Family Health Clinic encourages our healthcare providers to contact our team of experts at HPSA Acumen to determine your eligibility and opportunity for loan repayment awards. An individual consultation can be scheduled with them at the bottom of this webpage.
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 Susquehanna County.
In a Primary Care HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: LI - Susquehanna County
ID: 1428046382
Designation Type: Low-Income Population
Status: Designated
Score: 14
Designation Date: 3/8/2023
Last Update Date: 3/8/2023
In a Mental Health HPSA: N/A
In a Dental Health HPSA: Yes
HPSA Name: LI - Susquehanna
ID: 6423393175
Designation Type: Low-Income Population
Status: Designated
Score: 13
Designation Date: 2/13/2008
Last Update Date: 9/9/2021
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 Susquehanna Family Health Clinic 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. Susquehanna Family Health Clinic truly appreciates working with you.
Programs available to eligible Susquehanna Family Health Clinic primary care and mental health providers:
Physicians – Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program, Pennsylvania Primary Care Loan Repayment Program
Advanced Practitioners – Nurse Corps (nurses only), Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program, Pennsylvania Primary Care Loan Repayment Program
Registered Nurses – Nurse Corps, Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program
Mental Health Providers – Nurse Corps (nurses only), Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program, Pennsylvania Primary Care 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 clinic.
Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery (STAR) Loan Repayment Program – CNAs, certified medical assistants, licensed occupational therapists, LCSWs, LPCs, MFTs, master’s level social workers, psychologists, counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychiatric mental health practitioners, occupational therapists, psychology doctoral interns, behavioral health paraprofessionals, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, CRNAs, CNMs, CNSs, LPNs, PNSs, pharmacists, and SUD counselors may be eligible for up to $250,000 for a 6-year service commitment at a STAR-certified site.
Pennsylvania Primary Care Loan Repayment Program – This competitive program offers up to $80,000 in loan repayment for primary care and mental health Physicians, Dentists, and Psychologists, and up to $48,000 for Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives, Physician Assistants, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Registered Dental Hygienists, and Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioners.
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:
Carrie DeWitt
Director of Operations
570-853-3995
[email protected]