U.S. HHS awards 8 R.I. health centers $1.1M

THUNDERMIST HEALTH CENTER was one of eight Rhode Island health centers to receive funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Center Quality Improvement grants. The HHS awarded a total of $1.1 million to Rhode Island health centers for fiscal 2018. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL BUILDING CORP.
THUNDERMIST HEALTH CENTER was one of eight Rhode Island health centers to receive funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Center Quality Improvement grants. The HHS awarded a total of $1.1 million to Rhode Island health centers for fiscal 2018. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL BUILDING CORP.

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday a total of $1.1 million in fiscal 2018 Health Center Quality Improvement grant awards to eight Rhode Island health centers, funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration.

The grants covered eight different operational areas for the eight health centers: Electronic Health Record Reporters, Clinical Quality Improvers, Health Center Quality Leaders, Enhancing Access to Care, Delivering High Value Health Care, Addressing Health Disparities, Advancing Health Information Technology and Achieving Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition.

The eight Rhode Island facilities that were recipients of the awards:

  • The Providence Community Health Centers Inc.: $200,076
  • Thundermist Health Center: $198,544
  • Tri-town Economic Opportunity Committee: $140,934
  • Northwest Community Health Care: $134,058
  • Comprehensive Community Action Inc.: $115,360
  • Blackstone Community Health Care Inc.: $108,964
  • East Bay Community Action Program: $102,253
  • Wood River Health Services Inc.: $84,180

Two organizations in Bristol County, Mass., were also awarded a combined $205,891 in this round of grants.

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Greater New Bedford Community Health Center received $120,078 and Healthfirst Family Care Center Inc. in Fall River received $73,236.

Another Massachusetts organization, Manet Community Health Center Inc., which is headquartered in North Quincy, Mass., but has a location in Taunton, received $130,482 in funds from the HCQI fiscal 2018 awards.

Chris Bergenheim is the PBN web editor. He can be reached at Bergenheim@PBN.com.

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