State Primary Care Offices (PCOs) are units of state or territorial governments that provide healthcare workforce and shortage designation analysis, technical assistances, and liaison, with federal, state and local partners.
Alabama
Office Primary Care & Rural Health
Alabama Department of Public Health
201 Monroe Street, Suite 1040
Montgomery, AL 36104
Postal Address:
P.O. Box 303017
Montgomery, AL 36130-3017
Phone: 334-206-5396
Fax: 334-206-5434
PCO Director, NHSC, and J-1 Visa Contact: Karl Bryant, 334-206-5517
HPSA Contact: Landon Cordes, 334-206-5425
Alaska
Office of Healthcare Access
State of Alaska
Department of Health
Division of Public Health
Section of Rural and Community Health Systems
3601 C St, Suite 424
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907-465-3091
Fax: 907-465-6861
PCO Director, HPSA and NHSC Contact: Katie Yaniec, 907-334-2423
SLRP Contact: Katie Yaniec, 907-334-2423
J-1 Visa Contact: Katie Reilly, 907-754-3553
Arizona
Primary Care Office
Arizona Department of Health Services
150 N 18th Ave. Suite 300
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602-542-1066
Email: workforce@azdhs.gov
PCO Director: Edith Di Santo, 602-542-1066
HPSA Contact: Tracy Lenartz and Yahaira Pauwells, 480-549-5251
NHSC and J-1 Visa Contact: Tiffany Wong, 480-518-7947
Arkansas
Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Arkansas Department of Health
4815 West Markham Street - Slot 76
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: See individual contacts
Fax: 501-280-4706
PCO Director: Michael Trevino, 501-280-4563
PCO Staff: orhpc@arkansas.gov, 501-280-4529
Grants Analyst: LaTarsha Thomas, 501-280-4912
California
California Department Health Care Access and Information
Office of Health Workforce Development
2020 West El Camino Avenue, Suite 12-200
Sacramento, CA 95833
Fax: 916-322-2588
Phone: See individual contacts
PCO Director: Jalaunda Granville, 916-326-3699
PCO Manager: Ivanna Evans, 916-326-3279
Primary Care HPSA Contacts: Elyssa Urias, 916-326-3718, and Steffi Wong, 916-326-3717
Dental HPSA Contact: Bally Nagra, 916-326-3714
Mental HPSA Contact: Darby Maas, 916-326-3712
NHSC Contact: Gloria Robertson, 916-326-3726
J-1 Visa Waiver Contact: j1visawaiverprogram@hcai.ca.gov
Colorado
Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
Primary Care Office
4300 Cherry Creek Drive, South
Denver, CO 80246-1530
Phone: 303-692-2466
Fax: 303-758-9013
PCO Director: Stephen Holloway, 303-692-2582
HPSA Contact: Holly Mask, 303-692-2298
Primary Care Office Loan Repayment Programs Specialist: Rachel Carmen, 303-692-2410
J1 Visa Waiver Program Contact: Em Moratto, 303-692-2265
NHSC Site Contact: Maddie Cappa, 303-692-2043
Connecticut
Connecticut Department of Public Health
Public Health Systems and Equity
410 Capitol Avenue, Mail Stop #11 MAT
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Phone: 860-509-8070
PCO Director: Justin Hamrick
HPSA, NHSC, and J-1 Visa Contact: Justin Hamrick
Delaware
Division of Public Health
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
417 Federal Street
Dover, DE 19901
PCO Director: Daniel Isom, 302-744-4827
Chief, Office of Healthcare Provider Resources: Nichole Moxley, 302-744-4806
J-1 Visa Contact: Stephanie Nostrom, 302-744-4720
District of Columbia
District of Columbia Department of Health
Community Health Administration
Health Care Access Bureau
899 N. Capitol St., NE
Washington, DC 20002
Fax: 202-442-4947
HPSA and Special Projects Coordinator: Ashley Vann, 202-442-9380
Primary Care Office Director: Khalil Hassam, 202-442-5925
NHSC and J-1 Visa Waiver Contact: Geraldine Pierce, 202-442-5892
Workforce Development: Frank Valliere, 202-442-9168
Florida
Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Improvement
Health Resources and Access Section
Bureau of Community Health Assessment
Florida Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C-15
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1735
Phone: 850-617-1471
Email: FL.PCO@flhealth.gov
PCO Director: Jeffrey Johnson, 850-617-1471
HPSA, J-1 Visa Waiver, and National Interest Waiver Contact: Keri Andersen Taggart, 850-617-1472
NHSC Contact: Eli Williams, 850-617-1475
Georgia
State Office of Rural Health
Georgia Department of Community Health
502 South 7th Street
Cordele, GA 31015-1443
Fax: 229-401-3077
PCO Director: Beth Walker, 229-276-2750
HPSA Contact: Dorothy Bryant, 229-401-3095
Other Contacts: Stephen Register, Olakesta Outlaw, 229-401-3090
Hawaii
Hawaii State Department of Health
Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
1010 Richards Street, Suite 911
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: See individual contacts
Fax: 808-586-6110
PCO Director: Matthew Shim, 808-586-4122
HPSA and NHSC Contact: Caroline Kunitake, 808-733-8364
Idaho
State Office of Rural Health & Primary Care
450 West State Street, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Phone: 208-334-5993
Fax: 208-332-7262
PCO Director; HPSA, J-1 Visa, and NHSC Contact: Alex Prado, 208-334-5993
Illinois
Center for Rural Health
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62761
Phone: 217-782-1624
Fax: 217-782-2547
PCO Director: Kristen Nolen, 217-782-1624
HPSA and NHSC Contact: Carla Cox, 217-782-1624
Indiana
Chronic Disease, Primary Care & Rural Health Division
2 N. Meridian Street, 6B
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317-233-7415
Fax: 317-233-7805
Division Director: Ann Alley, 317-233-7451
HPSA, NHSC, and J-1 Visa Waiver Contact: Lacy Foy, 317-234-5673
Iowa
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Public Health
Bureau of Policy and Workforce Services
Lucas State Office Building
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
Fax: 515-725-1016
PCO Director, HPSA, and NHSC Contact: Cristie Duric, 515-229-3913
HPSA Coordinator: Joseph Greene, 515-201-6996
Kansas
Bureau of Community Health Systems, Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
1000 Southwest Jackson, Suite 340
Topeka, KS 66612
PCO Director: Ashley Wallace, 785-296-3135
HPSA and NHSC Contact: Britney Nasseri, 785-296-5751
SLRP and J-1 Visa Contact: Ashley Templin, 785-296-3380
Office Email: kdhe.primarycare@ks.gov
Office Phone: 785-296-1200
Kentucky
Department For Public Health
Health Care Access Branch
Division of Prevention and Quality Improvement
275 East Main Street, HS2W-B
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: 502-564-8966 (see individual extensions)
Fax: 502-564-0655
PCO Director; NHSC and HPSA Contact: Amanda Shafer, ext 4008
HPSA Contact: Kevin Skeeters, ext 4007
J-1 Visa Contact and Health Program Administrator: Kasey Padgett, ext 4011
Louisiana
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Louisiana Primary Care Office
628 North 4th Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: See individual contacts
Fax: 225-342-5839
PCO Director: Darmyra Perry, 225-342-1583
HPSA , NHSC, and SLRP Contact: Beth Butler, 225-342-6326
Conrad 30 (J-1 Visa), National Interest Waiver Program, and Rural Recruitment and Retention Network (3RNET): Yasmeen Mohammed
Maine
Rural Health & Primary Care Program
Department of Health and Human Services
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
286 Water Street, 5th floor
11 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
Phone: 207-287-5524
Fax: 207-287-5431
PCO Director; HPSA, NHSC, and J-1 Visa Contact: Nicole Breton, 207-287-5524
Maryland
Primary Care Office
Office of Health Population Improvement
Maryland Department of Health
201 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: See individual contacts
Fax: 410-333-7501
PCO Director; NHSC, Nurse Corps and HPSA Contact: Elizabeth Vaidya, 410-767-8781
Shortage Designation Analyst Contact: LaToya S. Hunter, MSHCMG, 410-767-8781
Workforce Program Coordinator: Jamie L. Cardillo, J-1, SLRP
Massachusetts
Primary Care Office
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02108-4619
Fax: 617-624-6062
PCO Director and HPSA Contact: Silvia Banos-Aguayo, 617-624-5633
NHSC, J-1 Visa Waiver, Loan Repayment Interim Contact: Silvia.Banos-Aguayo@mass.gov
Michigan
Michigan Department of Health & Human Services
Policy, Planning & Legislative Services
333 S. Grand Ave.
P.O. Box 30195
Lansing, Michigan 48909
PCO Director: Amber Myers
HPSA Contact: Miguelina Carela-Garcia
NHSC Contact: Megan Linton
J-1 Visa Waiver Contact: Sarah Kleis
Minnesota
Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Minnesota Department of Health
P.O. Box 64882
St. Paul, MN 55164-0882
Phone: 800-366-5424
Fax: 651-201-3830
PCO Director and NHSC Contact: Brenda Flattum, 651-201-3870
HPSA Contact: Brenda Flattum
J-1 Visa Contact: Siham Abdellah, 651-201-3634
Mississippi
Mississippi State Department of Health
Mississippi Office of Rural Health & Primary Care
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Phone: 601-576-7874
Fax: 601-576-7873
Director, Office of Health Policy and Planning: Rachel Sprinkle, Email: Rachel.Sprinkle@msdh.ms.gov
Director, Office of Rural Health & Primary Care: Judy Newton. Email: Judy.Newton@msdh.ms.gov
HPSA, NHSC, and PCO Program Coordinator: Kara Aldridge Email: kara.aldridge@msdh.ms.gov
J1 Visa Inquiries: Teia McCormick, PhysicianVisaWaiver@msdh.ms.gov
Program Evaluator: Carmen Robinson Email: Carmen.Robinson@msdh.ms.gov
Missouri
Office of Primary Care & Rural Health
Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services
930 Wildwood Drive
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570
Phone: 1-800-891-7415
Local: 573-751-6441
Fax: 573-522-8146
PCO Manager: Aleesha Jones
Workforce Development Manager, HPSA Designations, J-1 Visa, National Interest Wavier (NIW) and NHSC Contact: Deetrilynn Galbreath
PCO Coordinator, State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) and Primary Care Resource Initiative for Missouri (PRMO) Program Contact: Nathan James
PCO Specialist, Nurse Student Loan (NSL), and Nurse Loan Repayment Program (NLRP) Contact: Christen Easter
Montana
Montana Primary Care Office
Montana Department of Public Health & Human Sciences
P.O. Box 4210
Helena, MT 59620-4210
Fax: 406-444-2750
For program questions, please contact the Montana Primary Care Office: Montanapco@mt.gov
Acting PCO Director; HPSA and NHSC Contact: Ann Buss, 406-444-4119
Nebraska
Department of Health & Human Services
Office of Rural Health & Primary Care
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
Phone: 402-471-0148
Fax: 402-471-0180
PCO Director; HPSA and NHSC Contact: Heidi Peirce
Nevada
Primary Care Office - Nevada
Nevada Division of Healthcare Financing & Policy
Attn: Primary Care Office
1100 E William St
Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: 775-684-2204
PCO Director: Cynthia Meno
HPSA and NHSC Contact: Tarryn Emmerich-Choi
New Hampshire
Rural Health and Primary Care
29 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-271-4412
Fax: 603-271-4506
PCO Director; HPSA and NHSC Contact: Shawn Jackson
New Jersey
New Jersey Department of Health
Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
55 North Willow Street, 5th Floor
P.O. Box 355
Trenton, NJ 08625-0355
Phone (Mobile): 609-815-5391
Phone (Office): 609-913-5356
Fax: 609-984-3346
PCO Director; HPSA and NHSC Contact: Omolola Taiwo
New Mexico
Primary Care/Rural Health Office
New Mexico Department of Health
5300 Homestead Road NE, Suite 100
Albuquerque, NM 87110
PCO Director: Crystal Begay, 505-699-8911
HPSA and NHSC Contact: George Carrasco, 505-546-7526
Program Manager: Jasmin Hendrickson, 505-331-6866
Program Coordinator: Melanie Keams, 505-659-9588
New York
New York State Department of Health
Tower Building, Room 1695
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12237-0053
Phone: 518-473-7019
Fax: 518-486-7835
PCO Director and NHSC Contact: Jonathan Wettergreen, 518-473-4700
HPSA Contact: Stacy Davidson, 518-473-7049
HPSA Contact and GIS Manager: Nafin Harun, 518-473-7049
North Carolina
Office Rural Health
North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services
311 Ashe Avenue, Cooke Building
Raleigh, NC 27606
For packages: 2009 Mail Service Center - Raleigh, NC 27699-2009
Phone: See individual contacts
Fax: 919-715-1503
PCO Director and HPSA Contact: Mark Snuggs, 919-527-6465
NHSC, J-1 Waiver, and SLRP Contact: Clint Cresawn, 919-527-6496
NHSC, J-1 Waiver, and SLRP Contact: Karen Gliarmis, 919-527-6452
NHSC, J-1 Waiver, and SLRP Contact: Maya Sanders, 919-527-6476
Placement Services Manager: Lisa Mckeithan, 919-527-6481
North Dakota
North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services
600 E. Boulevard Ave.
Bismarck, ND 58505-0200
Fax: 701-328-4727
PCO Director: Kalee Werner, 701-805-1071
HPSA Contacts: Cody Cooper, 701-328-2670 or Liza Root, 701-328-4891
NHSC and J-1 Visa Waiver Contact: Stacy Kusler, 701-777-3300
Ohio
Primary Care Office
Ohio Department of Health
246 North High Street, 7th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-644-8508
Director: Patricia Clements, Project Director, 614-387-1245
NHSC, SLRP, and J-1 Visa Contact: Hend Mostafa, 614-466-1629
Primary Care: Megan Webb, 614-644-0203
Oral Health: Katrina Tamimi, 380-203-5599
Behavioral Health: Nick Tremitiedi, 614-644-8049
HPSA/MUAP Contact: Ryan Kline, 614-752-4787
Oklahoma
Office of Primary Care and Rural Health Development
Oklahoma State Department of Health
123 Robert S. Kerr, Rm 1701
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
PCO Director: Jana Castleberry, 405-426-8624
PCO Data Specialist: Melanie Reese, 405-426-8656
NHSC/Nurse Corps: Jana Castleberry, 405-426-8624
J1 Visa Waivers: Jana Castleberry, 405-426-8624
HPSAs and MUA/Ps: Melanie Reese, 405-426-8656
Oregon
Primary Care Office
Oregon Health Authority
Health Policy and Analytics
500 Summer Street, NE E-65
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: 503-373-1791
Fax: 503-378-5511
PCO Director: Marc Overbeck, 503-689-5321
HPSA and NHSC Specialist: Liza Root, 907-331-7724
J-1 Visa Waiver Program: Dia Shuhart, 503-373-0364
Oregon Health Care Provider Incentives Program Coordinator: Leah Festa, 503-812-1933, Jill Boyd
Behavioral Health Workforce Pipeline Coordinator: Joe Bergeron, 503-507-6005
Oral Health Workforce Coordinator: Jonathan McElfresh, 503-385-3075
HOWTO Grant Coordinator: Melissa Yates, 503-945-7834
Clinical Supports, Integration and Workforce Unit Director: Neelam Gupta
Pacific Basin
Pacific Island Health Officers Association PIHOA
737 Bishop Street, Mauka Tower, STE 2075
Honolulu, HI 96813
Office Phone: 808-537-3131
Fax: 808-537-6868
PIHOA Executive Director and PCO Director: Emi Chutaro , 808-537-3131
Regional PCO Coordinator and HPSA Contact: Angela Techur-Pedro, 808-753-6562, 808-200-8500
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Pennsylvania Primary Care Office
Room 1031 Health & Welfare Building
625 Forster Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0701
Phone: 717-772-5298
Fax: 717-705-6525
PCO Director: Edward Naugle
HPSA Contacts: Tony Norwood and Belinda Williams, 717-772-5298
NHSC Contact: Danielle Novotnak
J-1 Waiver Program Contact: Jacqueline Austin, 717-772-5298
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Department of Health
Planning and Development Secretariat
PR Medical Center
P.O. Box 70184
San Juan, PR 00936-8184
Phone: 787-274-6739, ext 3708
Fax: 787-274-5738
PCO Director: Nadia Gardana-Cordero
Rhode Island
Office of Primary Care & Rural Health
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 410
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: see individual contacts
Fax: 401-222-3017
PCO Director and HPSA Contact: Manuel Ortiz, 401-222-7631
NHSC and SLRP Contact: Rebeca Vasquez, 401-222-1488
J-1 Visa Waiver, National Interest Waiver Program, and Rural Recruitment and Retention Network (3RNET) Contact: Jill D'Errico, 401-222-1488
South Carolina
Office of Primary Care
South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control
2100 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-898-0766
Fax: 803-898-0557
PCO Director; HPSA and NHSC Contact: Mark Jordan
South Dakota
Office of Rural Health
South Dakota Department of Health
600 E. Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: See individual contacts
Fax: 605-773-5683
PCO Director: Emily Paulsen 605-773-2679
HPSA and NHSC Contact, Primary Care Program Coordinator: Emily Paulsen, 605-773-2679
J-1 Visa Waiver Contact: DeAnn Sprenger, 605-773-2706
Tennessee
Tennessee Department of Health
Andrew Johnson Tower, 2nd Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615-741-0388
Fax: 615-253-2100
Tennessee Office of Rural Health Director: Kristina Pilgreen
Tennessee Primary Care Office Director: Marcus Flatt
Texas
Texas Primary Care Office
Texas Department of State Health Services
P.O. Box 149347
Mail code: 1898
Austin, TX 78714-9347
Phone: 512-776-7518
Fax: 512-776-4232
PCO Director: Ann Barnett, 512-776-6762
HPSA/MUA Contact: Rhonnda Jones, 512-776-2179
J-1 Visa Waiver Contact: Ann Barnett, 512-776-7518
NHSC & Nurse Corps Contact: Rhonnda Jones, 512-776-2179
U.S. Virgin Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health
3500 Estate Richmond
Christiansted, VI 00820-4370
Phone: See individual contacts
Fax: 340-773-1376
Director: Gesil Ramos, M.S., M.Ed., 340-643-8991
Utah
Office of Primary Care & Rural Health
Utah Department of Health
P.O. Box 142005
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2005
Phone: See individual contacts
Fax: 801-273-4146
PCO Director, NHSC, and J-1 Visa Contact: Anna West, 801-231-3044
HPSA Contact: Kendyl Brockman, 385-454-1665
Vermont
Planning and Healthcare Quality
State Office of Rural and Primary Care
Vermont Department of Health
108 Cherry Street, P.O. Box 70
Burlington, VT 05401-0070
Phone: See individual contacts
Fax: 802-951-1275
PCO Director, NHSC, HPSA, J-1 Contact: Luca Fernandez, 802-859-5921
SORH Director: John Olson, 802-951-1259
Virginia
Virginia Department of Health
Office of Health Equity
109 Governors Street, 7th Floor East
P.O. Box 2448
Richmond, VA 23219-2448
Phone: See individual contacts
Fax: 804-864-7440
PCO Director: Heather Anderson, 804-864-7426
NHSC Contact: Anna Riggan
J-1 Visa Contact: Olivette Burroughs, 804-864-7431
HPSA Contact: Anna Riggan
HPSA Contact and GIS Manager: Justin Crow, 804-864-7428
Washington
Primary Care Office
Washington State Department of Health
P.O. Box 47853
Olympia, WA 98504-7853
Fax: 360-236-2830
PCO Director, NHSC: Claire Horton, 360-233-6107
J-1 Visa Contact: Sarah Gambrill, 564-669-1697
HPSA Contact: Randall Saylor, 360-236-2865
West Virginia
Division of Primary Care
Office of Community Health Systems and Health Promotion
350 Capitol Street, Room 515
Charleston, WV 25301-3716
Fax: 304-558-1437
PCO Director: David Haden, 304-352-5998
HPSA and NHSC Contact: Heather Tolley, 304-352-6027
West Virginia Cooperative Agreement Coordinator: Heather Tolley, 304-352-6027
Wisconsin
Primary Care Program
Wisconsin Division of Public Health
PO Box 2659, 1 W. Wilson St.
Madison, WI 53701-2659
Phone: 608-267-1440
Fax: 608-267-2832
PCO Director, HPSA, NHSC, and J-1 Visa Contact: Jaime Olson, 608-267-1440
Wyoming
Office of Rural Health
Public Health Division
Wyoming Department of Health
122 West 25th Street, Suite 102 East
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307-777-6512
Fax: 307-777-3623
PCO Director; HSPA and NHSC Contact: Keri Wagner, 307-777-6512