Health centers to split $1.5 million (Rutland Herald)
March 29, 2009
Staff Report
Eight Vermont community health centers will split more than $1.5 million to expand services and create jobs, part of another round of economic stimulus funding announced today by the Congressional delegation.
Included in the Vermont grants are $229,967 for Community Health Centers of The Rutland Region in Bomoseen; $157,958 for Little Rivers Health Care of Bradford; $294,562 for Community Health Center of Burlington; $192,281 for Community Health Services of the Lamoille Valley in Morrisville; $146,390 for The Health Center of Plainfield; $164,980 for the Richford Health Center in Richford; $254,463 for Northern Counties Heath Care in St. Johnsbury; and $100,000 for Springfield Medical Care Systems in Springfield.
The grants were released by the US Department of Health and Human Services as part of $338 million distributed nationwide.
On Thursday, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who helped ensure that funds for federally qualified health centers were included in the bill Congress passed Feb. 13, was honored with the 2009 Distinguished Community Health Champion Award by the National Association of Community Health Centers.
