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August 2, 2001 Contact: HRSA Press Office
301-443-3376

Facilities in 15 States Get HHS Health Care Construction Grants

HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced 17 grants totaling almost $24.6 million to upgrade buildings and equipment at research facilities, hospitals and clinics from Phoenix to New York City.

The grants from the Health Care and Other Facilities program, administered by HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration, provide construction and renovation assistance to health facilities.

The largest grant – worth more than $9.8 million – will be used by the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Aurora, Colo., to build new research laboratories and other facilities.

A list of grantees follows:

Health Care and Other Facilities Grantees
FY 2001 Grants

Organization City State

Award

Maricopa Integrated Health System

Phoenix

Ariz.

$966,050

Board of Trustees, University of  Arkansas

Fayetteville

Ark.

590,250

University of Arkansas, Little Rock

Little Rock

Ark.

295,130

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Aurora

Colo.

9,853,275

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Chicago

Ill.

1,359,540

Daviess County

Owensboro

Ky.

1,967,510

Detroit Medical Center

Detroit

Mich.

491,875

Fairview-University Medical Center

Minneapolis

Minn.

1,129,350

UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

New Brunswick

N.J.

1,009,330

Nor-Lea Hospital District

Lovington

N.M.

98,380

New York Structural Biology Center

New York

N.Y.

752,570

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill

N.C.

1,377,260

Stroud Hospital Authority

Stroud

Okla.

613,860

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

Pa.

836,190

Town of Haysi

Haysi

Va.

787,000

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond

Va.

1,175,590

Marquette University

Milwaukee

Wis.

1,278,880

TOTAL:

$24,582,040

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