105 new health center grants totaling more than $63 million

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Apr 12 2005

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt has 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.

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. 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 Leavitt said. "These grants build upon those efforts and will extend the health care safety net to more Americans."

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. 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