RCHI

Mission

The mission of the Texas A&M Health Science Center Rural and Community Health Institute is to improve access to health care and to reduce disparities in health status, clinical outcomes, and healthcare services between rural and urban communities in Texas.

Latest News

National Conference on Small Numbers

A Small Conference Grant awarded by AHRQ ($50,000) supported the “National Conference on Small Numbers – Challenges and Innovations in Evaluation of Quality of Care Measures Based on Small Counts” that occurred at the Dallas-Fort Worth Marriott on March 28-29. The purpose of the conference was to address the critical issue of accurately assessing the health status of populations through the measurement of indicators of quality of care and patient safety in small community hospitals and rural facilities that experience small cell size issues. (more...)

A summary of the national conference is available here. Also available from the conference is "The AHRQ National Resource Center for Health Information Technology Public Web Resource" poster and "The Landscape of the AHRQ Health Information Technology Portfolio" poster.

Edwards to Announce Earmarking of Research Funds for RCHI and CMDD Project

U.S. Representative Chet Edwards, Dr. Robert McTeer, Chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, and Dr. Nancy Dickey, President of the Texas A&M Health Science Center and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs for the Texas A&M University System, have announced $7 million in federal funding earmarked for two groundbreaking programs in which the A&M Health Science Center plays key roles: a Trauma Registry and Research Database being created by the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, and the Vaccine Delivery Program, a project of the Center for Microencapsulation and Drug Delivery (CMDD). This action will go to the full Appropriations Committee for approval prior to a House vote. (more...)

Rural and Community Health Institute Receives Grant From Memorial Hermann Healthcare System

The Texas A&M Health Science Center's Rural and Community Health Institute (RCHI) recently received a grant of $25,000 from Memorial Hermann Healthcare System. The grant funds will be used to further promote and deliver RCHI patient safety programs to rural hospital communities in Texas. This is the second time within the last three years that Memorial Hermann has generously supported RCHI's efforts. (more...)