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People and communities are healthier thanks to the investment in America’s Health Centers from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). A new NACHC fact sheet shows that health centers have been able to expand access dramatically. Health centers committed to reaching nearly 2.9 million new patients during ARRA’s two-year funding window. One year later, they have nearly met that goal at 2.1 million patients –73 percent of the two-year target. Health centers have also surpassed their two-year national target of uninsured patients within the first year of funding, serving over one million uninsured patients |
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ARRA AND HEALTH CENTERS -- ONE YEAR LATER
THE STORIES
Numbers can only reveal so much. Some specific examples of health centers that have used the stimulus funds include:
- Westside Family Healthcare, Wilmington, DE
- access to care to 5,680 new patients
- East Boston Neighborhood Health Services, Boston, MA
- new clinical space for primary/dental/vision care; 50 permanent jobs
- Choptank Community Health System, Denton, MD
- expansion where there has been a 47 percent increase in patients
- United Neighborhood Health Services, Nashville, TN
- expansion in a community with nearly 10 percent unemployment
- Monmouth Family Health Center, Long Branch, NJ
- capacity expanded by 40 percent
- North Country HealthCare, Flagstaff, AZ
- new delivery site to accommodate 8,000 patient visits per year
- Golden Valley Health Centers, Merced, CA
- increased workforce, doubling of one site's size
- Peak Vista Community Health Centers, Colorado Springs, CO
- expanded mobile health services, increased staff
- Butler County Community Health Consortium, Middletown, OH
- new 15,000-square-foot medical and dental facility
- Intercare Community Health Network, Bangor, MI
- 2 part-time dentists, 2 assistants, 1.5 medical providers hired
- 2 part-time dentists, 2 assistants, 1.5 medical providers hired
Economic impact is further discussed in a separate report released February 16, 2010 by the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Department of Health Policy. See the press release and read the report.
Reporters: see the press release related to all of this information. Contact Amy Simmons (301/347-0476) or Claudia Gibson (301/347-0400) with questions.
