The Michigan Center for Rural Health (MCRH) supports Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) through the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program (FLEX Program). FLEX offers states grants to help implement initiatives to strengthen the rural healthcare infrastructure, focusing on quality reporting and improvement, financial and operational improvement, emergency medical service integration, and population health management.
The Critical Access Hospital Conference is designed to bring together Michigan CAH Leadership, including CEOs, CFOs, CNOs, and Directors of Patient Safety and Quality.
The objectives for this conference include:
November 6-7, 2025
Park Place Hotel
Traverse City, MI
Registration is Coming Soon!
The Michigan Center for Rural Health is now accepting presentation proposals for the 2025 Michigan Critical Access Hospital Conference. See the full “Call for Presentations” PDF for further details. Submissions are due by July 21, 2025.
Contact Renee Calkins if you have any questions.
Michigan Center for Rural Health
Administrative Assistant
517.355.7979
com.mcrhaa@msu.edu
Renee Calkins
Education Manager
517.355.8250
renee.calkins@affiliate.msu.edu