Community Health Centers news and information

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration has announced a grant for more than $4 million to help establish a new national family medicine residency program.
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On one side of the Los Angeles Sports Arena, doctors treated patients. On the other, health workers enrolled them in a free coverage program in preparation for the federal healthcare overhaul.
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Frederick Pegues Jr. had just finished a course in being a community health worker, sponsored by Temple University Hospital. Yet he himself had not been able to get the help he needed.
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An executive order signed by President Barack Obama launched a pilot program with HHS-funded facilities to reduce veterans' mental healthcare wait times. The order directed the Veterans Affairs Department to establish with HHS at least 15 pilot sites where veterans on waiting lists could receive...
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Central Maine Healthcare has filed a letter of intent with the state to take a controlling stake in Parkview Adventist Medical Center (Brunswick, Maine), which prompted neighboring Mid Coast Hospital to file a competing proposal that would essentially absorb Parkview, according to documents filed...
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Five U.S. hospitals collectively will receive as much as $200 million in federal funding to train advanced-practice registered nurses during the next four years, HHS announced Monday.
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Penobscot Community Health Care, a network of community health centers, said it will join the accountable care organization that Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems established last year.
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Federally funded community health centers perform equal to or better than private practices on a number of quality-care measures, according to a new study.
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Public hospital representatives voiced concern about part of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, saying the ruling could stymie the Medicaid expansion that is essential to safety net hospitals.
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Community health centers will receive $129 million to expand their operations, HHS announced.
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