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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Anna Scholl
May 2, 2012
(434) 218-2113
anna@progressva.org
Virginia Community Health Centers Receive $16,846,330 in Funding From Affordable Care Act
Charlottesville, VA - Local community health centers today were awarded $16,846,330 in funding through the Affordable Care Act. The money will be used to expand facilities, improve existing services, and serve more patients.
Southern Dominion Health Systems in Victoria, Piedmont Access to Health Services (PATH) in Danville, Highland Medical Center in Monterey, St. Charles Health Council in Pennington Gap, Daily Planet in Richmond, Alexandria Neighborhood Health Services in Alexandria, Tri-Area Community Health in Laurel Fork and Vernon J. Harris East End Community Health Care in Richmond are the local community health centersthat were awarded funding today.
"Community health centers fill an important need in our local cities and towns," said Stephen Davis, Virginia Know Your Care Director. "This funding is critical to ensuring that these centers can continue to provide the care and resources that help to keep our communities healthy. The Affordable Care Act has proved crucial to maintaining these health centers and bringing much-needed care to the people of Virginia."
Across the country, grants of more than $728 million will support 398 renovation and construction projects, boosting health centers' ability to care for additional patients and creating jobs. The awards are part of a series of capital investments that are made available to community health centers under the Affordable Care Act, which provides $9.5 billion to expand services over five years and $1.5 billion to support major construction and renovation projects at community health centers.
For more information on the grants and grantees, please visit: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2012pres/05/20120501a.html
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Know Your Care is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to educating the American people about the Affordable Care Act's life-saving consumer and patient protections that are already benefitting millions of Americans and will benefit millions more in the coming years as additional provisions are implemented. www.knowyourcare.org
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Virginia Community Health Centers Receive $16,846,330 in Funding From Affordable Care Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Anna Scholl
May 2, 2012
(434) 218-2113
anna@progressva.org
Virginia Community Health Centers Receive $16,846,330 in Funding From Affordable Care Act
Charlottesville, VA - Local community health centers today were awarded $16,846,330 in funding through the Affordable Care Act. The money will be used to expand facilities, improve existing services, and serve more patients.
Southern Dominion Health Systems in Victoria, Piedmont Access to Health Services (PATH) in Danville, Highland Medical Center in Monterey, St. Charles Health Council in Pennington Gap, Daily Planet in Richmond, Alexandria Neighborhood Health Services in Alexandria, Tri-Area Community Health in Laurel Fork and Vernon J. Harris East End Community Health Care in Richmond are the local community health centersthat were awarded funding today.
"Community health centers fill an important need in our local cities and towns," said Stephen Davis, Virginia Know Your Care Director. "This funding is critical to ensuring that these centers can continue to provide the care and resources that help to keep our communities healthy. The Affordable Care Act has proved crucial to maintaining these health centers and bringing much-needed care to the people of Virginia."
Across the country, grants of more than $728 million will support 398 renovation and construction projects, boosting health centers' ability to care for additional patients and creating jobs. The awards are part of a series of capital investments that are made available to community health centers under the Affordable Care Act, which provides $9.5 billion to expand services over five years and $1.5 billion to support major construction and renovation projects at community health centers.
For more information on the grants and grantees, please visit: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2012pres/05/20120501a.html
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Know Your Care is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to educating the American people about the Affordable Care Act's life-saving consumer and patient protections that are already benefitting millions of Americans and will benefit millions more in the coming years as additional provisions are implemented. www.knowyourcare.org