3 R.I. health centers to share $3M in funding to improve facilities

PROVIDENCE – Three health centers in Rhode Island will share nearly $3 million in federal funding to renovate or acquire new health center space to serve an estimated 11,250 new patients.
Centers receiving awards are: Blackstone Valley Community Health Care Inc. in Pawtucket and Comprehensive Community Action Inc. in Cranston, $1 million each; and The Providence Community Health Centers Inc. in Providence, $988,180.
“Today’s awards will empower health centers in Rhode Island to build more capacity and provide needed health care to additional individuals and their families,” U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said in a statement on Wednesday.
The investment builds on the $1.4 million awarded to health centers in Rhode Island for construction and/or renovation in September, according to HHS. Funding comes from the Affordable Care Act’s Community Health Center Fund, and medically underserved populations in Rhode Island are being targeted.

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