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The Team Who We Are See our Board of Directors Donna Kahm, SPHR President & CEO Lacey Arnold Program Support Specialist Sarah Burt Program Assistant KC Cone Program Assistant Toni Cottone Program Assistant Lindsey Green Program Support Specialist Mark Leckband Program Assistant Kathleen Monroe Administrative Assistant Rob Pritchard Director of Program Development Colleen Ross Bookkeeper Bethany Schoonover-Kruse Program Assistant Ellie Strade Program Assistant Micheyla Williams Program Assistant Jordan Yaros Director of Grant Operations

IMPROVING THE HEALTH & WELLNESS OF OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES Our Key Services At Southern Tier Health Care System, we are dedicated to addressing the unique healthcare challenges faced by our rural communities. Our programs are designed to improve access, provide education, and deliver life-saving resources to underserved populations. Here’s how we make a difference: Community Support EMS Education & Training Step Into Healthcare Telehealth Safe Kids Pathways to Care About us For 30 years, Southern Tier Health Care System (STHCS), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Olean, NY, has served 250,000 residents in Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua counties—rural areas facing severe healthcare shortages and high poverty rates. STHCS partners with healthcare providers, educators, law enforcement, and other leaders to deliver holistic care, leveraging technology to improve access. Programs include EMS training, Narcan education, suicide prevention, and initiatives to eliminate barriers to healthcare. Collaborating with 12 partners, STHCS aligns with health department priorities to enhance healthcare capacity and support underserved communities. See Programs Our Mission Our Mission Our Mission It is the mission of Southern Tier Health Care System, Inc. to improve the health and wellness of the rural communities we serve. Belief Statement Agencies and organizations affiliated with STHCS believe that our collective knowledge and experience is an effective resource to address health care issues in our region. We further believe that STHCS is an appropriate mechanism to facilitate the project and programs which may be needed to accomplish this. Vision Statement The vision of STHCS is that comprehensive health needs of all people will be met through its facilitation of an accessible, seamless, quality system of providers and services. This will be accomplished by maximizing resources and cost-effective approaches to improve the quality of life. SEE UPDATES VIEW DONNA'S WEEKLY PROGRAM UPDATES! Donna Kahm has served as President and CEO at Southern Tier Health Care System since January 2007. To view her weekly updates, click below! View Updates Our Programs

Great News for Rural Healthcare in Cattaraugus County I am excited to share that our Rural Community Health Integration application has been selected for an award! This planning grant will bring hospitals, healthcare providers, EMS, behavioral health, county agencies, and community organizations together to develop a Regional Health Integration Plan for Cattaraugus County. The work will focus on improving transitions of care, behavioral health integration, access to primary care, transportation, workforce needs, and communication among providers. Thank you to everyone who contributed their time, expertise, and input to help put this application together. Now the hard work begins! I will begin reaching out over the next several weeks to bring our partners together and start moving this important work forward. This is an exciting opportunity for our community, and I look forward to seeing what we can accomplish together. Remembering September 11: 25 Years Later Today marks 25 years since September 11, 2001. We remember the lives lost, the families forever changed, and the incredible courage shown by first responders, healthcare workers, and everyday people who stepped forward to help. Working closely with EMS and our other emergency response partners, we understand the commitment it takes to answer the call, often without knowing what may be waiting. September 11 reminds us of the sacrifices made by those who serve and the importance of supporting one another during the most difficult times. Today, we honor all those impacted by September 11 and thank those who continue to serve our communities every day. We will never forget.

Reaching Individuals Where They Are This week, community partners completed the first outreach visit to local homeless encampments. The purpose of this effort is to build relationships with individuals who may not be accessing traditional services and create opportunities to connect them with healthcare, behavioral health, substance use supports, housing, and other community resources. The first visit reinforced that trust will take time and that consistent outreach will be important. The group plans to continue meeting individuals where they are, building those relationships, and improving coordination among the agencies involved. Rural Roots Workforce Initiative New York State is launching Rural Roots, a new initiative funded through the Rural Health Transformation Initiative (RHTI) focused on strengthening the rural healthcare workforce. The program will support healthcare career pathways for students, expanded clinical rotations and placements, specialty training opportunities, housing assistance, and efforts to recruit and retain healthcare professionals in rural communities. According to information shared by R-AHEC, the anticipated funding is $5 million annually for five years, with more than 60% of the funding going to the five rural AHECs. R-AHEC will be working with partners across its 11-county region, including Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua Counties, as the program is developed. This is another great opportunity through RHTI to bring resources into our region, build on work already happening, and strengthen our local healthcare workforce pipeline.

A Generous Gift Maureen Kohl, or “Moe,” is someone many of you may know from her years working in the emergency departments at WCA Hospital and Olean General Hospital, as well as her work with Starflight as a flight nurse. Moe was also instrumental in helping develop Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner services in our region, first at WCA and later helping me expand those services to other hospitals through STHCS. Although Moe has since moved to Florida, she has continued to follow what we are doing through my weekly CEO updates. Last week, she reached out to share how impressed she has been with the growth of our programs, especially our work in EMS and training. Moe then made an incredibly generous financial contribution to help support the continued buildout of the lower level of our Training Center. I am very grateful for Moe’s generosity and for the fact that, even after moving away, she has continued to stay connected to STHCS and support the work we are doing. Her gift will help us continue expanding the education and training opportunities we can provide to EMS and healthcare professionals throughout our region. Moe, thank you for your generosity, for staying connected to STHCS, and for continuing to support the work we are doing. I am also grateful for the role you played in helping build programs that have made a real difference in our region. Your $10,000 gift will help us continue investing in training and in the people who serve our communities, and we are truly thankful. Bringing Rural Health Leaders Together On Monday, we had the opportunity to bring together a strong group of federal, local, and regional leaders for our Rural Health Development Stakeholder Roundtable at Southern Tier Health Care System. We were pleased to welcome Richard Mayfield, New York State Director for USDA Rural Development; Chris Hoffman, Pennsylvania State Director for USDA Rural Development; and John G. McGough, New York/New England Regional Director with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. We were also joined by elected officials and representatives from health care, EMS, and community organizations throughout our region. The discussion focused on many of the challenges facing our rural communities, including access to care, EMS workforce and sustainability, transitions of care, and the long-term stability of rural health care systems. Just as importantly, we had the opportunity to talk about the work that is already happening across our region and where greater collaboration may help us move that work forward. I am grateful to everyone who took the time to participate and share their perspective. Having federal, regional, and local leaders at the same table created an important opportunity to have a direct and productive conversation about what rural communities need and how we can continue working together to address those needs. Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the discussion so meaningful.