Welcome to Maryland and The SORH Region A Partnership Meeting Uniquely Maryland Maryland has been called America in Miniature because so much is packed into its 10460 square miles of land and water You can find just about any kind of natural feature here except a desert Thats because wate ID: 777490
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Temi Oshiyoye, MPHDirector, Maryland SORH
Welcome to Maryland and The SORH Region A Partnership Meeting
Slide2Uniquely Maryland Maryland has been called "America in Miniature" because so much is packed into its 10,460 square miles of land and water. You can find just about any kind of natural feature here, except a desert. That's because water is almost everywhere in Maryland.
The largest body of water in Maryland is the Chesapeake Bay, but we also have nearly 50 rivers and creeks, plus streams, lakes, ponds and the Atlantic Ocean. These waterways have been sources of food, employment, transportation and recreation for many centuries
See
more at:
http://
www.visitmaryland.org/info/maryland-facts#sthash.owTQoEmv.dpuf
Slide3Maryland and Rural Maryland Basic InfoMaryland is the 9th smallest state
Maryland population size- 5,976,407Rural population-152,258
There are 50 hospitals in Maryland
Only 17 rural hospitals
2 SHIP hospitals
Maryland does NOT have any Critical
Access Hospitals
There
are
NO
Rural Health Clinics in Maryland
.
Maryland has 16
Federally Qualified Health Centers provide services at 141 sites in the
state.
NO FQHC look
alikes
http
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www.raconline.org/states/maryland
Slide4Urban Vs Rural Maryland
has 24 counties Based on the State’s recommendation we have 18 counties rural counties
Federal recommendation 5
counties rural counties and parts of 3 other counties
Slide5Maryland SORHThe Maryland State Office of Rural Health (SORH) housed under the Office of Primary Care Access (OPCA) with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH)We are a staff of two ( 1FTE & .5 FTE)
Our main focus and goals are;Technical assistance Rural Recruitment and RetentionInformation Collection and Dissemination
Coordinating rural health interests and activities
Improving access to care in rural Maryland.
Slide6Maryland Rural Challenges Aging rural populationSubstance abuseMental health issues
Economic constraintsHealth care provider shortagesLimited access to health care servicesTransportation
Tele-medicine
Slide7Maryland’s Needs from Rural Residents https
://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsAlfs-N5aQ