Congressman Mike Conaway - 11th District of Texas

Washington, Nov 8, 2007 -

Today, Congressman K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) announced that the Cross Timbers Health Clinics, Inc. in De Leon, Texas, was awarded a grant of $1.6 million from the Health Center Cluster Program administered by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

“The Cross Timbers Health Clinic, Inc. is a valuable provider of healthcare for the medically underserved areas of Eastland, Comanche, and Erath counties,” Conaway said. “I commend the efforts of the Department of Health and Human Services to identify the needs of these rural healthcare centers and assisting in keeping them open and serving the citizens of District 11. All Americans deserve affordable and accessible healthcare whether they reside in rural or urban areas, and I applaud both the Cross Timbers Health Clinic, Inc. and the DHHS for their attention to the medical needs of these counties.”

The Cross Timers Health Clinic, Inc. has been providing medical services to the De Leon area since 1967. Its services are available to everyone in the community and works with private insurers, Medicare, Medicaid, and even those without coverage to guarantee equal access to its patients.

For more information regarding the Health Resources and Services Administration Grant program within the Department of Health and Human Services, please visit their website at http://www.hrsa.gov/.