Membership in the WRHA
The Washington Rural Health Association was formed
in 1988, an outgrowth of the developing vision of many individuals and
organizations who recognized the value of uniting to support rural
healthcare throughout the state of Washington. We invite you to become a
member or a sponsor and join others interested in rural healthcare issues in
Washington State.
The special challenges of delivering healthcare in
rural areas of Washington were the driving force in the development of the
WRHA. The Association provides a neutral forum for exchanging information,
developing common strategies—particularly regarding legislative action—and
representing rural health needs in a coherent fashion.
WRHA’s diverse constituency is composed of members
interested in providing leadership on rural health issues. It includes
individuals and organizations involved in rural health: healthcare providers
of all types; hospitals, mental health and dental, community centers,
consumer groups, and elder services programs; insurance, legal & financing
organizations; policy makers and educators; rural business leaders; and
health consultants.
The Washington Rural Health Association’s goals are to:
t Serve as an
advocate for rural health while securing access to high quality
healthcare services for rural citizens and individuals vacationing or
traveling through rural areas;
t Assist
in providing enhanced opportunities for education and training for rural
healthcare providers;
t
Increase communication among interested individuals and organizations
with common goals to help promote partnerships, coalitions and other
cooperative arrangements to benefit rural healthcare delivery;
t
Promote enhanced understanding of rural health issues while working
toward the improvement of regulatory, financing and insurance industry
policies affecting the delivery of rural health services; and
t
Support the work of existing constituency groups in their efforts to
pursue improvements in rural healthcare.
MEMBER BENEFITS
Your annual membership includes:
t Discounted
registration to the annual Northwest Regional Rural Health Conference.
t
Representation in statewide Office of Rural Health.
t An
opportunity to have a voice in rural health by joining your state
legislator at Rural Health Policy Day in Olympia.
t
Representation in State Association Council of National Rural Health
Association.
t Individual
members have one vote pertaining to Association matters and one year
subscription to the WRHA newsletter. Organizational members have three
votes and three one-year subscriptions to the newsletter.
Below is a link to the membership form for the
Washington Rural Health Association. We offer student, individual, and
organizational memberships.
Click here to download a pdf
of our 2008 membership and sponsorship form.
Please fill out the form and mail or fax it to us at the address below.
The Association's by-laws, membership roster, and other materials will be
sent to you upon receipt of your initial membership dues. Membership dues for a one-year period are $15 for a student membership
(no vote), $70 for an individual membership (1 vote) and $240 for an
organizational membership (3 votes). We are not currently set up to accept
credit cards, sorry.
Your membership is activated from the nearest first of the month to when
your application is processed. For example, if your membership is processed
on April 24, your "official" renewal date will be May 1st and your
membership year will conclude on April 30 of the following year.
Feel free to call or write should you have any additional questions or comments about
the Washington Rural Health Association.
Washington Rural Health Association
PO Box 1495
Spokane, Washington 99210-1495
(509) 358-7653
(800) 369-0975
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