Training will include critical competencies for operating hospitals in resource-constrained rural environments, such as regulatory compliance, revenue optimization, and healthcare management. By strengthening executive-level leadership capacity, the program aims to reduce financial instability that can lead to service reductions or hospital closures.
The Texas Rural Hospital Officers Academy is a core component of the state’s broader strategy to improve rural healthcare access, with new initiatives focused on hospital stabilization, workforce development, and telemedicine expansion.
The initiative is one more way that TXST and the THRC will play a central role in supporting stronger rural hospitals and healthier Texas communities.
For more information, contact Katy Henrick at kmh222@txstate.edu.
About the Translational Health Research Center
Founded in 2016 as an initiative, the Translational Health Research Center conducts and shares health research with academic, community and public audiences. THRC collaborates with TXST faculty and external partners to develop research programs, partnerships, and outreach activities that expand the impact of health and resilience research.