Add your voice to the future of rural health in Utah!
The 2023 Utah Rural Health Plan is under review. You can add your voice to the conversation and help shape the future of healthcare for Utah's rural communities!
The Office of Primary Care and Rural Health (PCRH) works to improve access to quality primary, behavioral, and oral healthcare in rural and underserved communities. PCRH is an office of the Utah Department of Health and Human Services and receives funding from federal grants and state appropriations. PCRH invites you to read our reports and publications to learn more about the healthcare for Utah's rural and underserved communities.
2020-2021 Annual Report
The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
(OPCRH) is pleased to report our progress toward accomplishing our mission,
"collaborating with statewide partners to improve access to quality health care in
rural and underserved communities." Despite the challenges presented by the
COVID-19 pandemic, OPCRH responded and made programmatic changes to
improve the efficiency and quality of the programs we administer in support of our
partners. Download the full 2020-2021 annual report to read more.
The purpose of the Primary Care Needs Assessment is to identify the areas of Utah with the greatest unmet primary healthcare needs and determine how those needs will be addressed.
The Rural Health Association of Utah (RHAU), at the direction of the Office of Primary Care and Rural Health (OPCRH), conducted a needs assessment of veterans living in seven (7) rural and frontier counties across central and southern Utah. The purpose of the assessment was to gather information directly from veterans, hospitals and community organizations in rural communities to better understand personal experiences, local resources and barriers that veterans and providers experience in accessing health benefits. This information will be used to improve access to needed healthcare services and to improve the coordination of care for veterans living in rural areas.
This publication provides an overview of PCRH programs that local hospitals may benefit from. Please note, some of the facts and figures of this have changed, and administrators should check the main website pages of the programs for up-to-date information.