Jefferson Regional Health Alliance

What it reported doing in 2025

Jefferson Regional Health Alliance (JRHA) is a cross-sector learning community that convenes leaders from healthcare, public health, behavioral health, social services, and community-based organizations to improve health outcomes and access to care across Jackson and Josephine counties in Southern Oregon. As a regional convener, JRHA aligns partners to strengthen relationships, leverage resources, and advance shared solutions to complex health challenges. In 2025, JRHA focused on key regional priorities, including strengthening the healthcare workforce; supporting childcare solutions that enable workforce participation and healthy outcomes for children and families; and advancing behavioral health access.Healthcare Workforce: JRHA enhanced regional healthcare workforce retainment through contracted administrative support for the Southern Oregon Medical Society (SOMS), a program of Southern Oregon Alliance of Physicians and Providers (SOAPP). By coordinating monthly convenings and administering grant funding, JRHA supported provider continuing education, strengthened engagement, and enhanced collaboration, all in support of workforce retention and a more connected professional network. JRHA also sponsored one SOMS event with a contribution of $4,000. JRHA facilitated regional dialogue on workforce pipeline development, including exploration of expanded clinical training opportunities, residency pathways, and partnerships with academic institutions to strengthen long-term workforce capacity. JRHA engaged in regional discussions exploring the feasibility of expanding medical education in Southern Oregon, including conversations about potential medical school and related training opportunities.Childcare: JRHA supported the completion and public dissemination of a four-part childcare video series developed in partnership with Southern Oregon Earling Learning Services District (SOELSD). Contributors to content included JRHA, Nick Alexander Films, Rogue Workforce Partnership, Southern Oregon Success, Childrens Institute, Providence Medical Center, Oregon Center for Creative Learning, All Around Kids, District of Curriculum at Three-Rivers School District, Caminito A La Escuela, City of Medford, True South Solar, Oregon Representative Pam Marsh, and other stakeholders. The series highlights the experiences of families, providers, employers, and leaders across the region. The series was distributed through community networks to increase awareness and support coordinated solutions.JRHA partners contributed to meaningful regional progress in childcare capacity and workforce development by helping to attract new and expanded investments into the region. Through sustained regional collaboration over the past several years, these efforts cultivated conversation and funding to support rural childcare expansion, new preschool and school-age slots, internships for childcare workforce, and expanded behavioral health support through Qualified Mental Health Associate (QMHA) cohorts and coaching models.Behavioral Health: JRHA convened members and community partners to deepen shared understanding of innovative behavioral health system approaches. This included engagement with the Jackson County Deflection Program, which offers treatment-based alternatives to criminal justice involvement for individuals experiencing substance use and mental health challenges. JRHA also supported regional collaboration around suicide prevention and mental health awareness through conversations and knowledge of training efforts aimed at reducing stigma, strengthening community engagement, and encouraging early intervention.In addition, JRHA contributed to regional behavioral health system development through shared learning and participation in conversations about the Behavioral Health Education and Career Opportunities Navigator (BHEACON) initiative and the potential future for a Behavioral Health Institute (BHI) at Southern Oregon University. The BHEACON connects ac

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 90.1%; rating input score 90
• Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 9.9%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.64; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.25; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 0.5% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -2.2% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings