News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, August 2, 2004 |
Contact: HRSA Press Office (301) 443-3376
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HHS Awards More Than $19 Million to Expand Health Center Services, Strengthen America's Health Care Safety Net
HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced more than $19
million in grants to help 66 of the nation’s health centers
expand capacity to serve 270,000 more rural and inner-city
Americans, including many without health insurance.
Today’s awards support President Bush's five-year
initiative to expand the health center system. Launched in 2002,
the initiative will add 1,200 new and expanded health center sites
and increase the number of patients served annually from about 10.3
million in 2001 to 16 million by 2006. Since 2001, HHS’
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), which oversees
the Consolidated Health Center Program, has added about 500 new or
expanded sites that provide health care services to 2.1 million
additional people.
“We have greatly expanded health center services over the
last two years through the President’s initiative. As a
result, millions of Americans now have access to vital services
that help them live healthier lives,” Secretary Thompson
said. “These new awards build on our efforts to expand the
health care safety net to more Americans who otherwise might not
have access to health care.”
Health centers deliver primary and preventive care to patients
regardless of their ability to pay. Almost 40 percent of the
12.4 million patients treated at health centers in 2003 had no
insurance coverage. Charges for health care services are set
according to income, and fees are not collected from the poorest
patients.
Under the Consolidated Health Center Program, HRSA funds a national
network of more than 3,600 health center sites, which are supported
by grants to community health centers, health care for the homeless
centers, migrant health centers, school-based health centers and
public housing primary care centers.
Today’s expanded medical capacity grant recipients are listed
below.
FY 2004 Consolidated Health Center Expanded Medical
Capacity Grants
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Organization
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City
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State
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Award
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Mobile County Health Department
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Mobile
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Ala.
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$500,000
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Mountain Park Health Center
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Phoenix
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Ariz.
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300,000
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Clinica Adelante, Inc.
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Surprise
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Ariz.
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296,253
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El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center
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Tucson
|
Ariz.
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229,167
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White River Rural Health Center, Inc.
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Augusta
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Ark.
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211,314
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Open Door Community Health Centers
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Arcata
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Calif.
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337,500
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Clinica Sierra Vista
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Bakersfield
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Calif.
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286,113
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Clinica Monsenor Oscar A. Romero
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Los Angeles
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Calif.
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262,500
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Golden Family Health Center
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Merced
|
Calif.
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420,000
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Alameda County Health Care Services Agency
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Oakland
|
Calif.
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161,310
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La Clinica De La Raza
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Oakland
|
Calif.
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347,145
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United Health Centers of San Joaquin Valley, Inc.
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Parlier
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Calif.
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180,000
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Northeast Valley Health Corporation
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San Fernando
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Calif.
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200,000
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North County Health Project
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San Marcos
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Calif.
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337,499
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Santa Barbara County Public Health Department
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Santa Barbara
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Calif.
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67,333
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Mendocino Community Health Clinic, Inc.
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Ukiah
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Calif.
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498,333
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Denver Health and Hospital Authority
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Denver
|
Colo.
|
337,500
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Plan De Salud del Valle, Inc.
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Fort Lupton
|
Colo.
|
500,000
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Clinica Campesina Family Health Services
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Lafayette
|
Colo.
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300,000
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Community Health Services, Inc
|
Hartford
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Conn.
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307,500
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Unity Health Care, Inc.
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Washington
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D.C.
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199,683
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Westside Health Center, Inc
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Wilmington
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Del.
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537,167
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Camillus Health Concern
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Miami
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Fla.
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48,985
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Community Health of South Dade, Inc.
|
Miami
|
Fla.
|
375,000
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Tampa Community Health Center, Inc.
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Tampa
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Fla.
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450,000
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Northeast Health Systems, Inc.
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Colbert
|
Ga.
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351,276
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Boundary Regional Community Health Center
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Bonners Ferry
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Idaho
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220,067
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Access Community Health Network
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Chicago
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Ill.
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412,500
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Erie Family Health Center, Inc.
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Chicago
|
Ill.
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278,333
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Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center, Inc.
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Chicago Heights
|
Ill.
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527,083
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PCC Community Wellness Center
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Oak Park
|
Ill.
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457,500
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Kansas State Dept. of Health and Environment
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Topeka
|
Kan.
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70,067
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Maine Migrant Health Program
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Augusta
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Maine
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237,949
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Bucksport Regional Health Center
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Bucksport
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Maine
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195,207
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Russell Medical Center
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Leeds
|
Maine
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219,507
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Choptank Community Health System, Inc.
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Denton
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Md.
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258,333
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City of Springfield, Massachusetts
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Springfield
|
Mass.
|
74,250
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Springfield Southwest Community Health Center
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Springfield
|
Mass.
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562,469
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Great Brook Valley Health Center
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Worcester
|
Mass.
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503,208
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Hennepin County Community Health Department
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Minneapolis
|
Minn.
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33,122
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Family Health Care Clinic, Inc.
|
Pearl
|
Miss.
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374,941
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Community Health Partners, Inc.
|
Livingston
|
Mont.
|
550,689
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Newark City Health and Human Services
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Newark
|
N.J.
|
250,000
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Newark Community Health Centers
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Newark
|
N.J.
|
92,500
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Las Clinicas Del Norte, Inc.
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El Rito
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N.M.
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388,670
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St. Vincents Hospital & Medical Center New York
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New York
|
N.Y.
|
125,000
|
Hudson River Health Care
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Peekskill
|
N.Y.
|
375,000
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Finger Lakes Migrant Health Project
|
Penn Yan
|
N.Y.
|
113,236
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N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
|
Raleigh
|
N.C.
|
225,262
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Multnomah County Dept. of Human Services
|
Portland
|
Ore.
|
149,805
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Greater Philadelphia Health Action, Inc.
|
Philadelphia
|
Pa.
|
500,000
|
Philadelphia Health Management Corp.
|
Philadelphia
|
Pa.
|
38,386
|
Thundermist Health Center
|
Woonsocket
|
R.I.
|
375,000
|
Little River Medical Center, Inc.
|
Little River
|
S.C.
|
523,448
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East Tennessee State University
|
Johnson City
|
Tenn.
|
171,710
|
City of Austin
|
Austin
|
Texas
|
350,000
|
Brazos Valley Community Action Agency, Inc.
|
Bryan
|
Texas
|
259,313
|
Community Health Service Agency
|
Greenville
|
Texas
|
375,000
|
Su Clinica Familiar
|
Harlingen
|
Texas
|
320,000
|
Harris County Hospital District
|
Houston
|
Texas
|
52,500
|
Nuestra Clinica del Valle, Inc.
|
Pharr
|
Texas
|
261,667
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Bland County Medical Clinic, Inc.
|
Bastian
|
Va.
|
375,000
|
Dailey Planet
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Richmond
|
Va.
|
57,656
|
Cowlitz Family Health Center
|
Longview
|
Wash.
|
396,731
|
Columbia Basin Health Association
|
Othello
|
Wash.
|
200,000
|
N.E.W. Community Clinic
|
Green Bay
|
Wis.
|
30,443
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TOTAL
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$19,023,130
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Last Revised: August 2, 2004
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