FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, August 8, 2008 |
CONTACT:
HRSA PRESS OFFICE
301-443-3376 |
HRSA Awards $22 Million in New Health Center Grants
The Health Resources and Services Administration today announced more than $22 million in new health center grants to help people in need -- many with no health insurance -- obtain access to the comprehensive primary and preventive health care services that health centers provide.
"Everyone deserves quality health care," said HRSA Administrator Elizabeth Duke. “These awards will provide access to primary care, as well as pharmacy, preventive dental, mental health, prenatal care, and substance abuse services in communities that do not currently enjoy access to health center care."
The New Access Point grants will establish 42 new health center sites in 23 states, providing an estimated 160,000 Americans with health center services. The grants were awarded to health care organizations in areas where more primary medical care is needed. HRSA grants typically account for about 20 percent of a health center’s total revenue. Medicare, Medicaid and other federal grants total about 45 percent of revenue; remaining operating funds come from state and local grants and foundations and from patient payments.
Health centers funded by HRSA represent more than 7,000 service delivery sites, including community health centers, migrant health centers, health care for the homeless centers and public housing primary care centers.
The grant awards are listed below:
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FY 2008 New Access Point Awards
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Organization
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City
|
State
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Amount
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Central City Community Health Center, Inc. |
Anaheim |
Calif. |
$525,000 |
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Open Door Community Health Centers |
Arcata |
Calif. |
$270,833 |
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Comprehensive Community Health Centers, Inc. |
Los Angeles |
Calif. |
$517,500 |
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University Muslim Medical Association Community Clinic |
Los Angeles |
Calif. |
$347,291 |
|
Golden Valley Health Center |
Merced |
Calif. |
$483,333 |
|
Community Health Centers/Central Coasts |
Nipomo |
Calif. |
$566,667 |
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St. Vincent De Paul Village, Inc. |
San Diego |
Calif. |
$247,754 |
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San Francisco Community Clinic Consort |
San Francisco |
Calif. |
$804,022 |
|
Clinicas del Camino Real, Inc. |
Ventura |
Calif. |
$480,223 |
|
Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Assoc., Inc. |
Craig |
Colo. |
$525,000 |
|
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless |
Denver |
Colo. |
$812,500 |
|
Charter Oak Health Center, Inc. |
Hartford |
Conn. |
$355,540 |
|
I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless |
Jacksonville |
Fla. |
$757,375 |
|
The Brevard Health Alliance, Inc. |
Palm Bay |
Fla. |
$866,667 |
|
Palm Beach County Health Department |
Palm Beach |
Fla. |
$270,833 |
|
Sarasota County Health Department |
Sarasota |
Fla. |
$524,006 |
|
Trenton Medical Center, Inc. |
Trenton |
Fla. |
$541,667 |
|
East Georgia Healthcare Center, Inc. |
Swainsboro |
Ga. |
$525,000 |
|
Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center, Inc. |
Chicago Heights |
Ill. |
$525,000 |
|
Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation |
Sauget |
Ill. |
$356,036 |
|
Primary Care Providers for a Healthy Feliciana |
Clinton |
La. |
$849,333 |
|
Community Clinic, Inc. |
Derwood |
Md. |
$525,000 |
|
Northwest Health Services |
St. Joseph |
Mo. |
$246,500 |
|
Central Montana Community Health Center |
Lewistown |
Mont. |
$525,000 |
|
Norfolk Community Health Care Clinic, Inc. |
Norfolk |
Neb. |
$523,775 |
|
Zufall Health Center, Inc. |
Dover |
N.J. |
$816,667 |
|
Ben Archer Health Center |
Hatch |
N.M. |
$483,333 |
|
AHRC Health Care, Inc. |
New York |
N.Y. |
$487,500 |
|
Care for the Homeless |
New York |
N.Y. |
$416,921 |
|
Project Renewal, Inc. |
New York |
N.Y. |
$659,297 |
|
Tri-County Community Health |
Newton Grove |
N.C. |
$483,333 |
|
Capital Park Family Health Center |
Columbus |
Ohio |
$710,000 |
|
Center Street Community Clinic, Inc. |
Marion |
Ohio |
$512,250 |
|
East Central Okla. Family Health Center, Inc. |
Wetumka |
Okla. |
$525,000 |
|
Rinehart Clinic |
Wheeler |
Ore. |
$300,000 |
|
Cherokee Health Systems |
Knoxville |
Tenn. |
$784,250 |
|
Utah Navajo Health System, Inc. |
Montezuma Creek |
Utah |
$420,833 |
|
Harrisonburg Community Health Center, Inc. |
Harrisonburg |
Va. |
$521,772 |
|
Peninsula Institute for Community Health |
Newport News |
Va. |
$816,667 |
|
Community Health Services of the Lamoille Valley |
Morrisville |
Vt. |
$487,500 |
|
Sea-Mar Community Health Center |
Seattle |
Wash. |
$483,333 |
|
Yakima Valley Farmworkers Clinic |
Toppenish |
Wash. |
$347,167 |
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TOTAL: |
|
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$22,227,678 |
The Health Resources and Services Administration ( HRSA), part of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated, or medically vulnerable. For more information about HRSA and its programs, visit www.hrsa.gov.
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