Pa. health clinics to receive $6.7M in stimulus grants

Monday, March 2, 2009, 3:40pm EST
Pittsburgh Business Times
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Six health clinics in Pennsylvania will receive more than $6.7 million in grant money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the White House announced Monday.
According to a statement from the White House, the money will go toward helping people in need, many without health insurance, obtain access to health care services. The funds will create 295 jobs, the White House said.
"We have acted quickly to put Recovery Act dollars to good use in communities across America," President Barack Obama said in a statement. "The construction and expansion of health centers will help create thousands of new jobs and provide critical assistance to Americans who have lost their job and their health care. Health centers, primary care and prevention are at the heart of my plan for an affordable, accessible health care system."
The clinics included are Community Health Clinic in New Kensington, North Side Christian Services in Pittsburgh's North Side neighborhood, Community Medical Services in New Kensington, Chespenn Health Services in Chester, Covenant House in Philadelphia and Keystone Rural Health Consortia in Emporium.
The grants, which are administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, are part of $155 million to be given to 126 health centers across the country.