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HHS Awards $63 Million to Help 105 Communities
Extend Health Care Services to Low-Income, Uninsured Americans
April 11, 2005 - Health and Human Services today
announced plans to award 105 new health center grants totaling more than
$63 million. These grants will help an estimated 632,000 Americans,
including many without health insurance, obtain comprehensive primary
health care services.
Awards to 17 of the grantees announced today will
be made in May. The additional 88 grants will be awarded on or about
Dec. 1, 2005, as Fiscal Year 2006 funds become available.
Health centers deliver preventive and primary care
services to patients regardless of their ability to pay. Almost 40
percent of the patients treated at health centers have no insurance
coverage, and others have inadequate coverage. Charges for health care
services are set according to income.
HHS' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
manages the Consolidated Health Center Program, which funds a national
network of more than 3,600 clinics comprised of community health
centers, migrant health centers, health care for the homeless centers
and public housing primary care centers.
Today's grants continue President Bush's five-year
initiative to help communities across the country create or expand
access to comprehensive primary health care services, according to HHS.
Launched in 2002, the initiative will add 1,200 new
and expanded health center sites and increase the number of people
served annually from about 10 million to 16 million by 2006. Since 2002,
including these new grants, HHS has funded more than 700 new or expanded
health centers and increased the number of patients served annually to
13.2 million (estimate for Calendar Year 2004).
"The President's initiative has greatly expanded
the capacity of health centers over the past three years. As a result,
almost 3 million additional Americans now have access to health care
services," Secretary Mike Leavitt said. "These grants build upon those
efforts and will extend the health care safety net to more Americans."
The list of grant recipients follows:
|
New Access Point Grants (May awards)
|
|
Organization
|
City
|
State
|
Award
|
|
Eastern Aleutian
Tribes |
Anchorage |
Alaska |
$268,333 |
|
Native Village
of Eyak |
Cordova |
Alaska |
650,000 |
|
Mat-Su Health Services |
Wasilla |
Alaska |
650,000 |
|
Southern Trinity Health Services |
Mad River |
Calif. |
550,000 |
|
Community Health Centers of the Central Coast |
Nipomo |
Calif. |
704,167 |
|
Clinicas del Camino Real |
Ventura |
Calif. |
604,056 |
|
Family HealthCare Network |
Visalia |
Calif. |
525,000 |
|
Winters Healthcare Foundation |
Winters |
Calif. |
275,000 |
|
StayWell Health Care |
Waterbury |
Conn. |
394,833 |
|
Boundary Regional Community Health Center |
Bonners Ferry |
Idaho |
566,667 |
|
Heartland Health Outreach |
Chicago |
Ill. |
155,906 |
|
Kentucky River
Foothills Development Council |
Richmond |
Ky. |
473,597 |
|
Goshen Medical Center |
Faison |
N.C. |
463,860 |
|
Trenton Indian Service Area |
Trenton |
N.D. |
650,000 |
|
New Horizon Family Health Services |
Greenville |
S.C. |
522,938 |
|
Cherokee Health Systems, Inc. |
Talbott |
Tenn. |
346,750 |
|
South Texas
Rural Health Services, Inc. |
Cotulla |
Texas |
224,032 |
|
TOTAL: |
$8,025,139
|
|
New Access Point Grants (December awards)
|
|
Organization
|
City
|
State
|
Award
|
|
Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation |
Dillingham |
Alaska |
$900,055 |
|
Mountain Park Health Center |
Phoenix |
Ariz. |
650,000 |
|
El Proyecto del Barrio |
Arleta |
Calif. |
650,000 |
|
Imperial Beach Community Clinic dba Imperial Beach Health
Center |
Imperial Beach |
Calif. |
650,000 |
|
The Children's Clinic, Serving Children & Their Families
|
Long Beach |
Calif. |
236,250 |
|
JWCH Institute |
Los Angeles |
Calif. |
650,000 |
|
El Dorado County Community Health Center |
Placerville |
Calif. |
650,000 |
|
Family Health Centers of San Diego |
San Diego |
Calif. |
691,667 |
|
San Jose Foothills Family Community Clinic |
San Jose |
Calif. |
650,000 |
|
Sonoma Valley Community Health Center |
Sonoma |
Calif. |
650,000 |
|
Peak Vista Community Health Centers |
Colorado Springs |
Colo. |
606,175 |
|
Community Health Center |
Middletown |
Conn. |
739,000 |
|
La Red Health Center |
Georgetown |
Del. |
650,000 |
|
Unity Health Care |
Washington |
D.C. |
205,492 |
|
Community of Hope |
Washington |
D.C. |
624,580 |
|
Hernando County Health Department/Nature Coast Community
Health Center |
Brooksville |
Fla. |
650,000 |
|
Fellsmere Community Health Coalition, Inc. |
Fellsmere |
Fla. |
628,684 |
|
Osceola County Health Department/Primary Care Medical
Services of Poinciana |
Kissimmee |
Fla. |
504,457 |
|
PanCare of Florida |
Panama City |
Fla. |
650,000 |
|
Primary Care of Southwest Georgia |
Blakely |
Ga. |
650,000 |
|
Valley Healthcare System, Inc. |
Columbus |
Ga. |
877,555 |
|
Ko'olauloa Community Health and Wellness Center |
Kahuku |
Hawaii |
650,000 |
|
West Hawaii Community Health Center, Inc. |
Kailua-Kona |
Hawaii |
650,000 |
|
Community
Health Center of Fort Dodge |
Fort Dodge |
Iowa |
650,000 |
|
United Community Health Center |
Storm Lake
|
Iowa |
650,000 |
|
Chicago Family Health Center |
Chicago |
Ill. |
900,000 |
|
PCC Community Wellness Center |
Oak Park |
Ill. |
805,500 |
|
Whiteside County Health Department |
Rock Falls
|
Ill. |
650,000 |
|
Gary Community Health Center |
Gary |
Ind. |
650,000 |
|
Hilltop Community Health Center |
Valparaiso |
Ind. |
650,000 |
|
University of Kentucky College of Medicine/North Folk Valley
Community Health Board |
Hazard |
Ky. |
650,000 |
|
Primary Care Providers for a Healthy Feliciana |
Clinton |
La. |
650,000 |
|
Innis Community Health Center |
Innis |
La. |
775,000 |
|
Primary Health Services Center |
Monroe |
La. |
858,333 |
|
Catahoula Parish Hospital District No. 2 |
Sicily Island
|
La. |
666,667 |
|
Tensas Community Health Center |
St. Joseph |
La. |
400,000 |
|
Islands Community Medical Services |
Vinalhaven |
Maine |
348,005 |
|
Choptank Community Health System |
Denton |
Md. |
446,333 |
|
Tri-State Community Health Center |
Hancock |
Md. |
650,000 |
|
Western Maryland Health Care Corporation |
Oakland |
Md. |
622,535 |
|
Community Health Centers of Franklin County |
Turners Falls
|
Mass. |
640,875 |
|
Bay Mills Indian Community |
Brimley |
Mich. |
650,000 |
|
Detroit Health Care for The Homeless |
Detroit |
Mich. |
604,167 |
|
Western Wayne Family Health Centers |
Westland |
Mich. |
650,000 |
|
Department of Health Services/Yap State |
Colonia, Yap |
Federated States of Micronesia |
645,418 |
|
Native American Community Clinic |
Minneapolis |
Minn. |
425,000 |
|
Hennepin County Health Department |
Minneapolis |
Minn. |
650,000 |
|
Southeast Mississippi
Rural Health Initiative |
Hattiesburg |
Miss. |
733,333 |
|
Great Mines Health Center |
Potosi |
Mo. |
650,000 |
|
Regional Health Care Clinic |
Sedalia |
Mo. |
650,000 |
|
Cabarrus Community Health Center |
Concord |
N.C. |
650,000 |
|
New Hanover Community Health Center, Inc. |
Wilmington |
N.C. |
250,000 |
|
Indian Stream Health Center |
Colebrook |
N.H. |
650,000 |
|
Ocean Health Initiatives |
Lakewood |
N.J. |
650,000 |
|
UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School |
New Brunswick |
N.J. |
812,500 |
|
Hudson Headwaters Health Network |
Glens Falls |
N.Y. |
435,633 |
|
Care For The Homeless |
New York |
N.Y. |
549,546 |
|
Montefiore Medical Center |
New York |
N.Y. |
76,267 |
|
Institute for Urban Family Health |
New York |
N.Y. |
473,125 |
|
Canton Community Clinic |
Canton |
Ohio |
627,338 |
|
Kiamichi Family Medical Center |
Battiest |
Okla. |
900,000 |
|
Pushmataha Family Medical Center, Inc. |
Clayton |
Okla. |
650,000 |
|
Fairfax Medical Facilities |
Fairfax |
Okla. |
650,000 |
|
Community Health Connection |
Tulsa |
Okla. |
650,000 |
|
Lincoln County
Health and Human Services |
Newport |
Ore. |
650,000 |
|
Multnomah County Health Department |
Portland |
Ore. |
536,014 |
|
Sayre Health Center |
Philadelphia |
Pa. |
570,000 |
|
Esperanza Health Center |
Philadelphia |
Pa. |
650,000 |
|
Quality Community Health Care |
Philadelphia |
Pa. |
900,000 |
|
Squirrel Hill Health Center |
Pittsburgh |
Pa. |
650,000 |
|
Comprehensive Community Action |
Cranston |
R.I. |
650,000 |
|
Black River
Healthcare |
Manning |
S.C. |
733,333 |
|
Chota Community Health Services |
Vonore |
Tenn. |
650,000 |
|
Shackelford County Community Resource Center |
Albany |
Texas |
650,000 |
|
Alvin Community Health Endeavor |
Alvin |
Texas |
650,000 |
|
Fort Worth Northside Community Health Center |
Fort Worth |
Texas |
650,000 |
|
Spring Branch Community Health Center |
Houston |
Texas |
650,000 |
|
Northeast Community Health Clinic |
Houston |
Texas |
650,000 |
|
Fourth Ward Clinic dba Good Neighbor Healthcare Center
|
Houston |
Texas |
650,000 |
|
Midland Community Healthcare Services |
Midland |
Texas |
650,000 |
|
Pasadena Health Center |
Pasadena |
Texas |
622,550 |
|
El Centro del Barrio |
San Antonio |
Texas |
271,223 |
|
Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region |
Bomoseen |
Vt. |
650,000 |
|
Little Rivers Health Care |
Wells River
|
Vt. |
646,495 |
|
Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems |
Saltville |
Va. |
679,180 |
|
St. Charles Health Council |
St. Charles |
Va. |
712,500 |
|
Yakima Neighborhood Health Services |
Yakima |
Wash. |
650,000 |
|
Westside Healthcare Association |
Milwaukee |
Wis. |
834,450 |
|
TOTAL:
|
$55,415,235
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