Rural Healthcare (RHC) Program
Federal funding of cutting-edge telecommunication services for eligible rural healthcare providers.
Expertise in healthcare communications solutions — Experience in Rural Healthcare
The Rural Healthcare (RHC) program, administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), provides discounts on telecommunications and Internet access used for teleheatlh and telemedicine, ensuring eligible rural healthcare providers that they’ll pay no more than their urban counterparts for the same or similar services.
These discounts enable rural healthcare providers to save on current telecommunications products, upgrade to more advanced solutions, or even install new and improved technology. Windstream has long been an approved service provider of the RHC program, consistently delivering the foundations necessary to optimize next-generation telehealth in rural America.
Windstream Telemedicine and Telehealth: Where medicine and IT networks meet
As a proven technology partner, we’ve installed telecommunication and data networks in thousands of hospitals and clinics throughout the country, many in rural America.
With Windstream's advanced technology solutions and RHC discounts, rural healthcare providers can:
- reduce expenses and travel time for patients and practitioners
- potentially decrease medical errors
- quickly share critical patient information or consult with specialists in urban areas
- maintain patient privacy requirements
- comply with stringent government regulations
- access continuing education programs remotely
Learn more about Windstream technology solutions for healthcare including:
- Data Solutions
- Cloud Computing
- Managed Services
- Voice Solutions
- Data Center Solutions
- Dedicated Internet
- Business-Class Internet
- Additional Services
- Equipment Solutions
For information on all services eligible for RHC discounts, click here.
Connect with a Windstream Rural Healthcare Specialist to discuss the Rural Healthcare Program and Windstream solutions for your medical facility.
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Windstream is a proud Gold Level Corporate Partner of the National Rural Healthcare Association (NRHA). Visit nrhasc.com for more information.
Customers who are interested in the Rural Healthcare Program should go to usac.org for more information.