Congress established the Veterans Health Administration Office of Rural Health (ORH) in 2006 to improve the health and well-being of America’s nearly five million rural Veterans through research, innovation, and dissemination of best practices. ORH fulfills this mission by supporting targeted research, developing innovative programs and identifying new care models. Working through its five Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers, as well as partners from academia, state and local governments, private industry, and non-profit organizations, ORH strives to break down the barriers separating rural Veterans from quality care.
Mobile Prosthetic and Orthotic Care (MoPOC)
Expanding access to world-class VA Orthotic & Prosthetic clinical services
National Tele-Neurology Program
Let us take the Headache out of Neurological Services!
Physical Therapy Embedded Within PACT
Embedding PT in PACT improves access to care, function, and Veteran satisfaction by providing immediate care and reduces community care and cost.
SCOUTS (Supporting Community Outpatient, Urgent care & Telehealth Services)
SCOUTS ICTs provide post Emergency Department care to Older Veterans
Team-supported, EHR-leveraged, Active Management for Hypertension (TEAM)
TEAM supports hypertension management using population health tools.
Technology-based Eye Care Services (TECS)
Improved eye care access for all Veterans using eye telehealth
TeleRehab Wheeled Mobility Clinic to CNH
Telerehabilitation provides wheeled mobility services to Veterans in contract nursing homes
TeleSleep Home Sleep Apnea Testing Program
Asynchronous Store and Forward of Home Sleep Apnea Testing to the Veteran Home
Transforming Health and Resiliency through Integration of Values-based Experiences (THRIVE)
Bringing happiness to healthcare through values, strengths, and purpose
VA Geriatric Emergency Department Program (Previously GERI-VET)
We provide individualized evaluation targeted at identifying geriatric syndromes in our most vulnerable older veterans.
Veterans Mobile Evaluation Team (VMET)
Crisis de-escalation, mitigate incarceration, expedite access to care.
Veterans Socials: Veteran Outreach Into the Community to Expand Social Support (VOICES)
Veterans Socials are a low-cost community-based peer-led intervention designed to connect Veterans to one another and the community, while promoting access to information, community services, and VA health care through interactions with knowledgeable Veterans who host these events.