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President Bush launched the Health Centers Initiative to significantly increase access to primary health care services in 1,200 communities through new or expanded health center sites. Between 2001 and 2006, the number of patients treated at health centers increased by over 4.7 million, representing a nearly 50 percent increase in just five years.
Aug. 3—The idea was a federally subsidized health program that would serve everybody, regardless of their ability to pay. Medical centers would have community-based leadership through a local ...
By 2010, assisted by funding received through the ARRA, health centers had expanded to serve more than 18 million people. The health center program's annual federal funding grew from $1.16 billion in the 2001 fiscal year to $2.6 billion in the 2011 fiscal year. [60] Health centers served 24,295,946 patients in 2015. [61]
Community Healthcare Network (CHN) provides primary care, mental health and social services in New York City. All of its locations are designated as a Federally Qualified Health Center by the Bureau of Primary Health Care. It is also an affiliate member of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
The Charles B. Wang Community Health Center (CBWCHC), founded in 1971, is a nonprofit organization and Federally Qualified Health Center in New York City. [1] The Health Center provides high-quality and affordable primary health care to members of the community with a focus on Asian Americans. There are six locations in Lower Manhattan and ...
Giblin said La Familia's status as a federally qualified health center where providers can apply for student loan forgiveness is a major selling point. "Every qualified site [for loan forgiveness ...
Morris Heights Health Center (MHHC) is a Federally Qualified Health Center that provides primary care, specialty services, dental and behavioral health services in the Bronx, New York City. MHHC operates across 30 sites including 19 school based sites.
Nurse-managed health centers also focus on preventive health care, especially regarding certain chronic conditions like asthma, hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. This focus on preventative, holistic health care has been shown to reduce emergency room usage and decrease the length of hospital stays among nurse-managed health center patients.