Curry Health Network has submitted two Rural Health Transformation direct grant applications, each for $100,000, to support upgrades to phone systems across the network. The intent is to modernize telephony for multiple sites, and management has separately called out a broader phone system upgrade preparation project in their FY2026 capital plan. No specific platform or vendor is referenced, and the grants are under review with awards expected in early July 2026. Telephony and UC vendors can engage now around design (on-prem vs. cloud, redundancy, E911, integration with Epic and contact centers), budgeting, and migration support to position themselves for procurement once funding is confirmed.

Capital plan shows a $50,000 FY2026 item for phone system upgrade preparation, suggesting IT has beg...