Six rural hospitals in Massachusetts could each receive up to $2.5 million for upgrades ranging from HVAC repairs to expanded specialty care, as the state begins distributing the first $162 million it received in December 2025 through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program.
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The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services has opened applications for the first round of the Rural Health Transformation Program, according to The Boston Globe.
The application deadline is Oct. 26. For this first round, the funding window runs from Oct. 30 through Sept. 30, 2027, and eligibility extends beyond hospitals to rural clinics, federally qualified health centers, nursing facilities, municipalities, provider practices, community-based groups, and social services organizations.
Eligible hospitals are North Adams Regional Hospital, Baystate Wing Hospital in Palmer, Athol Hospital, Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, and Nantucket Cottage Hospital…