Critical Access Hospital Conference
Location: Kansas City, Mo.Calling all clinic and CAH stakeholders to Kansas City
Your chance to share with colleagues, network with partners, and learn from experts from across the country is NRHA's Rural Health Clinic and Critical Access Hospital Conferences, Sept. 23-26.
This is your chance to take advantage of over 40 educational and networking opportunities designed for clinic and hospital professionals and board members serving rural America.
Kansas City has been NRHA's home since 1983 and we can't wait to help you bring real, relevant solutions home after touring our town.
Be sure to register for both events to save $100 on your total registration cost. NRHA members save $100 more on each event, while those who have never been an NRHA member will receive a complimentary one-year NRHA membership.
Register for NRHA's Kansas City events
The deadline for our discounted early registration rates is Tuesday, Sept. 1.
For more information email NRHA's registration team or call 816-756-3140.
Early registration rates
Early RHC rates (on or before Sept. 1)
$439 for members*
$539 for non-members^
$220 for students
Early CAH rates (on or before Sept. 1)
$609 for members*
$709 for non-members^
$305 for students
$1169 for member commercial entities*
$1269 for non-member commercial entities
Early RHC & CAH rates (on or before Sept. 1)
$948 for members* ($100 discount)
$1148 for non-members^ ($100 discount)
$475 for students ($50 discount)
$1508 for member commercial entities* ($100 discount)
$1708 for non-member commercial entities ($100 discount)
Standard registration rates
Standard RHC rates (after Sept. 1)
$539 for members*
$639 for non-members^
$270 for students
Standard CAH rates (after Sept. 1)
$709 for members*
$809 for non-members^
$355 for students
$1269 for member commercial entities*
$1369 for non-member commercial entities
Standard RHC & CAH rates (after Sept. 1)
$1148 for members* ($100 discount)
$1348 for non-members^ ($100 discount)
$575 for students ($50 discount)
$1708 for member commercial entities* ($100 discount)
$1908 for non-member commercial entities ($100 discount)
* must authenticate as NRHA and student members. Contact NRHA's membership team for assistance.
^ cost includes a complimentary one-year NRHA membership for individual first-time members. Eligibility rules may apply.
(Promotional rates apply only to individuals and members of organizations who have never previously been NRHA members)
Student Rate Policy
Student registration is only available to full-time students enrolled in at least 12 concurrent credit hours per semester (or 9 hours for graduate students) of a health-related training program at any level. Individuals with full-time employment are not eligible for student registration. Registrants will be required to provide a class schedule reflecting currently enrolled credit hours and to confirm employment status.
NRHA Refund Policy
For cancellations received by National Rural Health Association at least 30 days prior to a conference or seminar, a full refund, less a 30% processing fee, will be provided to the registrant.
For cancellations received less than 30 days prior to a conference or seminar, a credit towards attendance at a future conference or seminar will be provided.
No refunds or credits will be provided for no-shows and cancellation notifications received after the conference or seminar is held.
Agenda
TBD
Past agendas
2024 RHC & CAH conferences
2023 RHC & CAH conferences
2022 in-person RHC & CAH conferences
2022 virtual RHC & CAH conferences
2021 virtual RHC & CAH conferences
2020 RHC & CAH conferences
2019 CAH conference
2018 CAH conference
2017 CAH conference
2016 CAH conference
2015 CAH conference
2014 CAH conference
Additional information
Continuing education credits are available.
Conference Hotel
Sheraton Crown Center Hotel
2345 McGee St.
Kansas City, MO 64108
(816) 841-1000
Book your hotel online by Sept. 1 to receive NRHA's discounted group rate of $197 plus tax or mention NRHA when you call to reserve within our discounted room block.
Exhibits
Exhibit tables at the Rural Health Clinic and Critical Access Hospital Conferences are reserved exclusively for NRHA Partners and Non-profit sponsors.
If you want to be in the room where it happens with rural hospital executives, apply to become an NRHA Partner. As a Partner, you enjoy exclusive introductions, emails, and educational opportunities to build rural hospital relationships.
Review the Partnership Guide for details. Ready to apply? Contact us!
Sponsorships
Sponsorship opportunities are open to all organizations. The 2025 CAH Sponsorship and Non-profit/Exhibit Sponsorship Prospectus outlines a variety of options to raise your organization’s profile and reach hundreds of rural health care leaders.
Nonprofit Organizations Supporting Rural Health Care
The 2025 CAH Sponsorship and Non-profit Sponsorship/Exhibit Prospectus offers opportunities to exhibit and sponsor. For details about our nonprofit partnership, review our Nonprofit Partnership Guide, which includes organizational membership and mission opportunities.
(Opportunities to exhibit are reserved exclusively for NRHA Partners and Nonprofit Organizations supporting rural health care)
By attending the Critical Access Hospital Conference offered by the National Rural Health Association participants may earn up to nine hours ACHE Qualified Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. Download an attendance certificate for the most recent Critical Access Hospital Conference.
COVID-19 Precautions
NRHA strongly recommends all attendees are fully vaccinated against COVID prior to attending. The CDC has identified the following symptoms of a COVID-19 infection. If you have one or more of these symptoms in the days prior to or during the event, please do not participate.
If you are waiting for COVID-19 test results or have had close contact with a person who has tested positive for or who has COVID-19 symptoms, please stay home unless you receive a negative test result before the event. Also, please report to NRHA if you test positive for COVID after the event such that you may have received and/or spread the virus at the event.
As the COVID-19 virus and its variants are highly contagious, event attendees acknowledge the risk of exposure, assume all such risk, and NRHA shall not be held liable.
Security
Unfortunately, it is becoming more common for association meetings and conventions to be targeted by third-party websites and online scams. NRHA never uses a third party booking service and registration for NRHA conferences is only possible via the online registration links found on our website.