HomeTown Health's Purpose, Goals, & Objectives HomeTown Health, LLC is an organization of rural and small hospitals, located throughout the state of Georgia, who collectively pursue ways to help our hospitals survive in this environment of tremendous budget cuts from the state and federal level.  What began as a handful of community hospitals ten years ago has now grown into an organization of over 50 hospital members and over 50 business partners. Purpose To create a provider organization that will be able to provide rural health care of high quality, easy access, and competitive costs while operating under a heavily regulated rate environment. Goals & Objectives As the only solely rural hospital association in Georgia, to be a responsible advocate for rural hospital issues in government, business, and sociological arenas. Convey the message of rural hospital's dilemma resulting from the reimbursement changes and cuts being made at the three levels of local, state, and federal government to key governmental decision makers at these three levels of government. Provide value added services that save each member hospital a minimum of each hospital's yearly fees. Provide value-added services that assist in survival by improving payer reimbursement. Provide value-added services that cut hospital operating costs thus improving the bottom line results and long term financial viability and survivability. To be very visible in the field by visiting each member hospital at least once per year. To educate essential vendors and suppliers about the dilemma of rural hospitals and their need to be fully supportive of the issues surrounding these rural hospital's needs. Communicate the timely and essential information to HomeTown members regarding governmental and business issues that effect their well being.