The Center for Rural Health Innovation

Improving the health and economic vitality of our rural communities through innovation.

An initiative of BioSTL.

99

rural counties in MO
(out of 115)

~2M

Missourians live in rural areas

~$37.3k

income per capita in rural MO
(~$10K less than urban per capita income)

What's guiding our steps?

As our Center’s team encounters innovative solutions, we communicate directly with patients, providers, and payers. The Center is guided by three key values:

Health & Economic Vitality

Healthcare models that reinforce sick care (instead of well care) are outdated and do not encompass the drivers of health and economic vitality that have been left out for far too long.

Community at the Center

Health and economic vitality take place at the local level. Empowering communities to access innovative solutions drives our work and prioritizes our actions.

Solution-Focused and Action-Oriented

We are leveraging cutting-edge healthcare solutions and positioning them to be used by communities.

The health of all Missourians has been a major focus of my administration. Innovation in rural health promises to solve some of our rural communities’ most challenging health issues by providing new technologies, new ways of thinking, new processes, and new systems. With health and economic success linked in so many ways, if we can improve the health of our rural residents, we can increase economic opportunity.

Governor Mike Parson
State of Missouri