“WE MEET OUR PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE TO HELP THEM GET WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. THAT’S WHAT WE’RE STRIVING FOR—MAKING THIS A POINT OF COMMUNITY PRIDE, ACHIEVING AN OUTCOME THAT IMPROVES ALL LIVES.”
-DR. TIMOTHY MOORE PRESIDENT, INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE
DR. TIMOTHY E. MOORE BECAME PRESIDENT OF INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE IN 2020, DRIVING A VISION OF EDUCATION CONNECTED TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
$35M $171M
ESTABLISHED IN 2022 , THE WILDLY SUCCESSFUL INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE PROMISE PROGRAM OFFERS TUITION-FREE ASSOCIATE DEGREES TO LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, BOOSTING ENROLLMENT.
THE COLLEGE OPENED A $35M WORKFORCE TRAINING COMPLEX AND EXPANDED ITS SCHOOL OF NURSING WITH A $12.5M INVESTMENT, MEETING REGIONAL WORKFORCE NEEDS.
INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE ACHIEVED ITS FIRST BALANCED BUDGET IN 20 YEARS AND RAISED A RECORD $171M IN ENDOWMENTS IN 2024.
A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESS
“THE
IRSC PROGRAM TAUGHT ME HOW TO BECOME A NURSE, TO CRITICALLY THINK. THEY GAVE ME THE PROPER TOOLS TO SUCCEED ACADEMICALLY.”
-ROSSIE JENKINS NURSING STUDENT, INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE
AMERICA’S CRITICAL CARE DEFICIT
PRIMARY CARE SHORTAGE
THE U.S. FACES A SHORTAGE OF OVER 15,000 PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS, WITH MANY OF THESE GAPS IN MUA S .
MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS (MUA S)
RURAL AND LOW-INCOME REGIONS LACK PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS, LEADING TO POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES LIKE HIGH MORTALITY RATES AND CHRONIC DISEASES FOR 100+ MILLION PEOPLE IN THE U.S.
BY 2034 , THE PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE COULD INCREASE ANYWHERE FROM 37,800 TO 124,000 DOCTORS.
DATA SOURCE: HEALTH RESOURCES & SERVICE ADMINISTRATION (HRSA), U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
EMPOWER
CREATE LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES BY EQUIPPING INDIVIDUALS WITH THE TOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES NEEDED TO PURSUE CAREERS AS PHYSICIANS, EMPOWERING THEM TO SERVE AND STRENGTHEN HEALTHCARE IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES.
RURAL HEALTHCARE CRISIS
PHYSICIAN DISTRIBUTION DISPARITIES
URBAN AREAS ATTRACT MORE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS DUE TO BETTER INFRASTRUCTURE, SALARIES, AND OPPORTUNITIES, LEAVING RURAL AREAS WITH FEWER PRACTITIONERS.
ECONOMIC & LIFESTYLE BARRIERS
RURAL AREAS OFFER FEWER INCENTIVES AND AMENITIES FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, MAKING RECRUITMENT DIFFICULT AND INCREASING WORKLOAD AND BURNOUT.
RURAL HEALTHCARE SHORTAGES
50+ MILLION
PEOPLE LIVE IN RURAL AREAS THAT ARE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED
RURAL COMMUNITIES ARE HOME TO 20% OF THE U.S. POPULATION, BUT ONLY 9% OF THE NATION’S DOCTORS.
DATA SOURCE: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) 9%
EMPOWER
OFFER PATHWAYS THAT ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOMETOWNS, BUILDING CAREERS AS PHYSICIANS AND PRACTICING WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED MOST AND WOULD PREFER TO STAY.
FLORIDA’S FADING FRONTLINE
PRIMARY CARE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS (HPSA S):
292
6M+
FLORIDA HAD 292 PRIMARY CARE
HPSA DESIGNATIONS, ENCOMPASSING GEOGRAPHIC AREAS, POPULATION GROUPS, AND FACILITIES.
THESE SHORTAGES AFFECT APPROXIMATELY 6,164,025 RESIDENTS.
ONLY 36.53% OF THE STATE’S PRIMARY CARE NEEDS ARE BEING MET.
1,336
TO ADDRESS THIS GAP, AN ESTIMATED 1,336 ADDITIONAL PRIMARY CARE PRACTITIONERS ARE REQUIRED.
DATA SOURCE:
HEALTH RESOURCES & SERVICE ADMINISTRATION (HRSA), U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
THE TREASURE COAST
UNDERSERVED & OVERLOOKED
THE TREASURE COAST IS SIMULTANEOUSLY HOME TO BOTH GREAT WEALTH & PRIVILEGE AS WELL AS UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES STRUGGLING WITH LIMITED HEALTHCARE ACCESS. LACK OF ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL FACILITIES CREATES SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO CARE FOR THOUSANDS IN THE TREASURE COAST.
PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN SHORTAGES
PHYSICIAN-TO-POPULATION RATIO:
IN 2018, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HAD A RATIO OF 1,670 RESIDENTS PER PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN, HIGHER THAN FLORIDA’S STATE AVERAGE OF 1,380:1.
DATA SOURCE: CLEVELAND CLINIC INDIAN RIVER HOSPITAL IRCHD.COM
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS (HPSAS):
THE COUNTY IS DESIGNATED AS A PRIMARY CARE HPSA FOR ITS LOW-INCOME POPULATION, INDICATING A SIGNIFICANT NEED FOR MORE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS.
DATA SOURCE: INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HCSEF.ORG
“WE HAVE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD, PAYING $800 A MONTH FOR INSURANCE, AND THEY SAY THEY DON’T HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FROM VERO BEACH TO WELLINGTON... THE SOONEST APPOINTMENT IS STILL 10 MONTHS AWAY.”
PATIENT EXPERIENCES: LONG-TERM RESIDENTS LIKE GIGI PATTERELLI HAVE REPORTED DIFFICULTIES IN SECURING TIMELY MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, ATTRIBUTING DELAYS TO THE INFLUX OF NEW RESIDENTS AND A SHORTAGE OF MEDICAL PROVIDERS.
DATA SOURCE: WPTV NBC 5 (APRIL 2024)
HEALTHCARE FACILITY CHALLENGES: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC INDIAN RIVER HOSPITAL HAS FACED FINANCIAL STRAINS DUE TO INCREASING PATIENT ADMISSIONS, RISING OPERATIONAL COSTS, WORKFORCE SHORTAGES, AND INADEQUATE REIMBURSEMENTS.
DATA SOURCE: CLEVELAND CLINIC
EDUCATE
A COMPREHENSIVE ECOSYSTEM TO EDUCATE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY
“I WALKED AWAY FROM HIGHER EDUCATION. I’D GOTTEN SO FRUSTRATED WITH THE LACK OF CHANGE. WE WEREN’T DOING WHAT WE’RE SUPPOSED TO DO, WHICH IS CHANGE LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF COST EFFECTIVE, AFFORDABLE EDUCATION.”
-DR. TIMOTHY MOORE
PRESIDENT, INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE
PROVEN SUCCESS WITH INCREASING NURSING GRADUATES
FLORIDA WAS PROJECTED TO HAVE A SHORTFALL OF 37,400 REGISTERED NURSES BY 2035
DATA SOURCE:
FLORIDA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (FHA)
IN RESPONSE TO THIS PROJECTED SHORTAGE, INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE DRASTICALLY EXPANDED ITS NURSING PROGRAMS WITH A 12.5M INVESTMENT AT THE PRUITT CAMPUS. IN EIGHTEEN MONTHS, THE NUMBER OF NURSING GRADUATES DOUBLED
EDUCATE
INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE BOASTED A REMARKABLE 100% NCLEX-RN EXAM PASS RATE FOR REGISTERED NURSES IN 2025 + A 99% EMPLOYMENT RATE.
INDIAN RIVER STAGE COLLEGE SCHOOL OF NURSING 2025 THIS SIGNIFICANTLY EXCEEDS THE NATIONAL AVERAGE PASS RATE OF 70% .
PLAN TO GRADUATE MORE DOCTORS IN FLORIDA A COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL ECOSYSTEM
BUILD A COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL EDUCATIONAL ECOSYSTEM TO GRADUATE MORE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AT OUR PRUITT CAMPUS.
SUPPORT AND EDUCATE STUDENTS FROM HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE WITH A HEALTH SCIENCES-ORIENTED MAJOR PROGRAM, THROUGH MEDICAL SCHOOL WITH SPECIALIZED EDUCATION, ALL THE WAY TO PLACEMENT AT A WORLD-CLASS MEDICAL FACILITY FOR RESIDENCY.
CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE IS LEGALLY RECOGNIZED AS A STATE OF FLORIDA CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZER, MEANING THAT INDIAN RIVER APPROVAL ONLY IS NEEDED TO AUTHORIZE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CHARTER SCHOOL.
COLLEGIATE PROGRAM
THE COLLEGIATE PROGRAM WOULD BE CENTERED ON A HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION.
MEDICAL SCHOOL
THE MEDICAL SCHOOL EDUCATION WOULD BE A COMPREHENSIVE COURSE OF EDUCATION, INCLUDING PRECLINICAL AND CLINICAL, WITH A RESIDENCY PROGRAM AT CLEVELAND CLINIC TREASURE COAST.
COMMUNITY DOCTORS
OUR GOAL IS TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FAMILY PRACTITIONERS IN THE INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE SERVICE AREA, EMPOWERING LOCAL COMMUNITIES WITH ACCESSIBLE, HIGH-QUALITY HEALTHCARE.
ALL ON ONE CAMPUS
RAPID RESPONSE
1ST CHARTER STUDENTS ENROLLED IN 24 MONTHS
SPEED TO MARKET
CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION WILL BE COMPLETED IN JUST 24 MONTHS , WITH THE INAUGURAL HIGH SCHOOL CLASS ENROLLED YEAR ONE, AND THE FIRST CLASS OF DOCTORS GRADUATING IN APPROXIMATELY TEN YEARS.
SOLUTION
TO GRADUATE MORE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AND CREATE A REPLICABLE, SCALABLE MEANS TO ADDRESS MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS NATIONWIDE.
INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE WILL BE THE FIRST AND ONLY U.S. COMMUNITY COLLEGE WITH AN ATTACHED MEDICAL COLLEGE - A GROUNDBREAKING STEP TOWARD ACCESSIBLE HEALTHCARE EDUCATION.
ENRICH
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
DRIVING COMMUNITY GROWTH
“THE MEDICAL SCHOOLS WE WORK WITH ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEIR STUDENTS BECOME THE FUTURE DOCTORS IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. WITH A PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE, ESPECIALLY ON THE TREASURE COAST, THIS IS A REAL SOLUTION.”
- JOSEPH P. IANNOTTI, M.D.
ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON & CHIEF RESEARCH & ACADEMIC OFFICER, THE CLEVELAND CLINIC, TREASURE COAST
SO MUCH LOCAL TALENT, SO FAR FROM HOME KEEPING HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS CLOSE TO HOME ENSURES BETTER ACCESS, LOWER COSTS, AND IMPROVED OUTCOMES. WHEN LOCAL DOCTORS THRIVE, SO DO THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE, FOSTERING LONG-TERM HEALTH AND GROWTH WITHOUT LIMITS.
A RISING TIDE LIFTS ALL BOATS
EDUCATION OPENS DOORS TO GREATER OPPORTUNITY, PROSPERITY, AND PRIDE. IT FUELS PERSONAL ADVANCEMENT AND CREATES PATHWAYS FOR COLLECTIVE PROGRESS, BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO SUCCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.
IMPROVED HEALTH & REDUCED CRIME COLLEGE GRADUATES EXPERIENCE BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES, SAVING ON HEALTHCARE COSTS, AND ARE LESS LIKELY TO ENGAGE IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, REDUCING STRAIN ON THE JUSTICE SYSTEM.
OF INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE GRADUATES STAY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. 76% 95%
OF INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE GRADUATES STAY IN THE COMMUNITY.
GROWTH & OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL
BILLIONS IN ECONOMIC GAINS
A 10% INCREASE IN COLLEGE ENROLLMENT COULD ADD $8.38B ANNUALLY TO FLORIDA’S ECONOMY, WITH A 20% BOOST IN DEGREE COMPLETIONS GENERATING $7.59B MORE EACH YEAR.
INCREASED TAX REVENUE
A 10% RISE IN COLLEGE ENROLLMENT WOULD GENERATE $3.43B IN NET TAX REVENUES ANNUALLY, EQUIVALENT TO 1.5% OF FLORIDA’S STATE AND LOCAL TAX REVENUE.
LOCAL ECONOMIC GROWTH
EXPANDING HIGHER EDUCATION CAN HELP ADDRESS THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE, IMPROVING ACCESS TO CARE IN UNDERSERVED AREAS. THIS NOT ONLY BOOSTS PUBLIC HEALTH BUT ALSO STIMULATES LOCAL ECONOMIES BY CREATING JOBS AND INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY IN THESE COMMUNITIES.
DATA SOURCE: HELIOS EDUCATION FOUNDATION
INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE’S ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT ON FLORIDA
EXPANDING THE CIRCLE OF CARE
7,718
THIS PROGRAM IS A SCALABLE, REPLICABLE BLUEPRINT DESIGNED TO EMPOWER, EDUCATE, AND ENRICH COMMUNITIES IN NEED NATIONWIDE. THE SUCCESS THAT STARTS IN FLORIDA CAN BE DEPLOYED ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS. CURRENTLY IDENTIFIED ACROSS THE U.S. IN NEED OF ADDITIONAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS.
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS (HPSA S)
13,273 PRACTITIONERS NEEDED
TO ELIMINATE PRIMARY MEDICAL SHORTAGES IN THE U.S.
DATA SOURCE: HEALTH RESOURCES & SERVICE ADMINISTRATION (HRSA), U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
JOIN US. LET’S GO FAST. LET’S THINK BIG.
LET’S THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT HOW WE CAN CHANGE HEALTHCARE IN THIS NATION TODAY.
