Overview

The Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) is a federally funded state run program that provides reimbursements to hospitals for investments made to meet value-based payment and quality care goals through purchases of hardware, software, and training. 

Who qualifies?

To qualify for this program, a hospital must:
•    Have 49 available beds or fewer
•    Be located in a rural area 
•    Be defined as a non-federal general acute care facility

How to sign up

Contact Alaska’s SHIP Program Coordinator.  They can tell you if you qualify, answer questions, and help you apply.

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