Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Nearly $400 Million In Federal Funding For 63 Community Health Centers Across New York State
Press Release
Washington, DC -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $396,801,375 in emergency federal funding for 63 community health centers (CHCs) across New York State. These funds, provided in the American Rescue Plan, will give New York's CHCs the support needed to expand COVID-19 vaccination, testing, and treatment for underserved populations. CHCs are on the frontline of health care in the United States, particularly in rural and underserved areas, and provide a critical health care safety net during times of crisis. Throughout the pandemic, these health centers have provided their communities with testing, tracing, vaccine preparedness, and other health services.
"New York's Community Health Centers are a cornerstone of the state's healthcare system and have been our frontline armor in the battle against COVID-19, especially in underserved and disadvantaged communities where COVID hit the hardest," said Senator Schumer. "This critical federal investment, that I fought to secure in the American Rescue Plan, will help Community Health Centers maintain their vital operations, providing health care to those at high risk of contracting COVID-19, and continuing to administer vaccines to as many New Yorkers as possible."
"In the midst of this global pandemic, people across New York are turning to Community Health Centers for affordable primary and preventative health care," said Senator Gillibrand. "CHCs provide a wide-range of services to some of our most underserved populations and this funding will help address the pandemic challenge and the health disparities it has exacerbated within our communities and ensure these centers can continue providing quality care to every New York community. Due to strained financial resources, hundreds of these vital centers have been faced with closure when health care services are needed more than ever. I am proud to have fought and helped secured this funding in the American Rescue Plan, and I will continue fighting to provide CHCs with the critical resources they need to thrive.
"Every American should have the security of knowing they have access to quality, affordable health care, especially as we face a pandemic that has exposed the disparities facing rural, minority, and lower- income communities," said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. "The Biden Administration is committed to getting help to those who need it most, and the communities hit hardest by COVID-19 will benefit from these critical investments."
Earlier this year, Senator Gillibrand fought for billions in funding for CHCs and helped successfully secured $7.66 billion in the American Rescue Plan to help CHCS prepare for and respond to public health crises. CHCs provide affordable primary and preventative health care to the most vulnerable and underserved communities. Over 30 million patients, including almost 400,000 veterans and almost 9 million children, receive quality medical, dental, vision, and behavioral health care services from a CHC. CHCs employ over 250,000 full-time employees nationally, produce nearly $63.5 billion in economic activity, and save our health care system more than $24 billion per year (facts and figures prior to the pandemic). CHCs also help people access healthy food, safe housing, and affordable transportation. In the midst of the addiction epidemic, CHCs are well-positioned providers of substance use disorder and mental health treatment in communities. Services provided by CHCs help patients avoid unnecessary trips to the emergency room and reduce health disparities in our communities.
Distribution of funding will begin in April through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). HRSA-funded health centers are community-based and patient-directed organizations that deliver affordable, accessible, quality, and cost-effective primary health care to high-need urban, rural, and frontier communities across the country. Health centers serve 1 in 5 people living in rural communities, and 1 in 11 people nationwide. More than 91% of health center patients are individuals or families living at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, and nearly 63% are racial or ethnic minorities.
Specifically, this funding will
Deliver needed preventive and primary health care services to those at higher risk for COVID-19;
Expand CHC operational capacity during the pandemic and beyond, including modifying and improving physical infrastructure and adding mobile units.
Funding Recipients Listed Below:
NYC
Recipient
City
County
Award Amount
THE ADDABBO JOSEPH P FAMILY HEALTH CENTER INC
Arverne
Queens County
$7,014,375
DAMIAN FAMILY CARE CENTERS, INC.
Jamaica
Queens County
$2,290,750
FLOATING HOSPITAL INCORPORATED (THE)
Long Island City
Queens County
$4,320,500
BRONX COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK, INC
Bronx
Bronx County
$16,116,750
BRONXCARE HEALTH INTEGRATED SERVICES SYSTEM, INC.
Bronx
Bronx County
$15,077,000
LA CASA DE SALUD INC.
Bronx
Bronx County
$1,387,875
MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER
Bronx
Bronx County
$1,859,000
MORRIS HEIGHTS HEALTH CENTER, INC.
Bronx
Bronx County
$10,663,000
UNION COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.
Bronx
Bronx County
$5,786,875
URBAN HEALTH PLAN, INC.
Bronx
Bronx County
$17,060,750
VOCATIONAL INSTRUCTION PROJECT COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.
Bronx
Bronx County
$877,125
BEDFORD STUYVESANT FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, INC., THE
Brooklyn
Kings County
$2,675,250
BROOKLYN PLAZA MEDICAL CENTER
Brooklyn
Kings County
$1,479,500
BROWNSVILLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Brooklyn
Kings County
$3,827,500
COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVES INC.
Brooklyn
Kings County
$968,750
EZRA MEDICAL CENTER
Brooklyn
Kings County
$4,056,625
HEALTHCARE CHOICES NY, INC.
Brooklyn
Kings County
$1,099,375
HOUSING WORKS HEALTH SERVICES III, INC.
Brooklyn
Kings County
$1,881,500
ODA PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTER, INC.
Brooklyn
Kings County
$8,916,750
SUNSET PARK HEALTH COUNCIL, INC.
Brooklyn
Kings County
$24,518,750
APICHA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
New York
Manhattan
$1,490,375
BETANCES HEALTH CENTER
New York
Manhattan
$1,398,125
CARE FOR THE HOMELESS
New York
Manhattan
$2,283,125
CHARLES B. WANG COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.
New York
Manhattan
$10,387,625
COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT, INC.
New York
Manhattan
$926,000
COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NETWORK, INC.
New York
Manhattan
$9,158,875
EAST HARLEM COUNCIL FOR HUMAN SERVICES, INC.
New York
Manhattan
$2,295,750
HERITAGE HEALTH AND HOUSING, INC.
New York
Manhattan
$1,178,625
INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY HEALTH, THE
New York
Manhattan
$19,863,875
NEW YORK CITY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION
New York
Manhattan
$24,469,750
PROJECT RENEWAL, INC.
New York
Manhattan
$2,424,125
SETTLEMENT HEALTH AND MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.
New York
Manhattan
$2,964,875
UNDER 21
New York
Manhattan
$702,750
UPPER ROOM AIDS MINISTRY, INC.: ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE CENTER
New York
Manhattan
$1,307,000
WILLIAM F. RYAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.
New York
Manhattan
$8,146,000
BEACON CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
Staten Island
Richmond County
$1,118,625
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF RICHMOND, INC.
Staten Island
Richmond County
$2,622,250
Capital
Recipient
City
County
Award Amount
WHITNEY M. YOUNG, JR., HEALTH CENTER, INC.
Albany
Albany County
$3,461,750
HUDSON HEADWATERS HEALTH NETWORK
Queensbury
Warren County
$12,725,125
SCHENECTADY FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES, INC
Schenectady
Schenectady County
$3,257,000
Central
Recipient
City
County
Award Amount
EAST HILL FAMILY MEDICAL INC
Auburn
Cayuga County
$1,575,500
SYRACUSE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.
Syracuse
Onondaga County
$4,683,125
UPSTATE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, INC.
Utica
Oneida County
$1,296,000
FAMILY HEALTH NETWORK OF CENTRAL NEW YORK, INC.
Homer
Cortland County
$2,687,000
NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES, INC
Pulaski
Oswego County
$4,190,875
Western
Recipient
City
County
Award Amount
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF BUFFALO, INC.
Buffalo
Erie County
$3,639,500
JERICHO ROAD MINISTRIES INC.
Buffalo
Erie County
$3,133,000
NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER OF WNY, INC.
Buffalo
Erie County
$4,046,750
THE CHAUTAUQUA CENTER
Dunkirk
Chautauqua County
$1,893,750
Rochester/Finger Lakes Region
Recipient
City
County
Award Amount
OAK ORCHARD COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.
Brockport
Monroe County
$3,737,875
ANTHONY L. JORDAN HEALTH CORPORATION
Rochester
Monroe County
$4,363,250
MOSAIC HEALTH, INC.
Rochester
Monroe County
$15,797,625
REGIONAL HEALTH REACH, INC.
Rochester
Monroe County
$500,000
FINGER LAKES MIGRANT HEALTH CARE
Penn Yan
Yates County
$6,332,875
Southern Tier
Recipient
City
County
Award Amount
SOUTHERN TIER COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER NETWORK
Olean
Cattaraugus County
$1,818,375
North Country
Recipient
City
County
Award Amount
UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH COUNTRY, INC.
Canton
St. Lawrence County
$2,188,500
NORTH COUNTRY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, INC.
Watertown
Jefferson County
$2,703,625
Hudson Valley
Recipient
City
County
Award Amount
REFUAH HEALTH CENTER, INC.
Spring Valley
Rockland County
$11,808,625
CORNERSTONE FAMILY HEALTHCARE
Cornwall
Orange County
$7,247,375
EZRAS CHOILIM HEALTH CENTER, INC.
Monroe
Orange County
$3,985,125
MOUNT VERNON NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER, INC.
Mount Vernon
Westchester County
$3,833,875
OPEN DOOR FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER, INC.
Ossining
Westchester County
$14,400,875
SUN RIVER HEALTH
Peekskill
Westchester County
$46,878,250
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