Funding comes from the Ossoff and Warnock-supported American Rescue Plan
Centers, listed below, span the entire state and provide vital health care access
Albany, Ga. — Today, Georgia’s U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock announced over $143 million in funding from the Department of Health and Human Services for Community Health Centers across the state.
Community Health Centers are local, patient-focused centers that aim to deliver comprehensive, high-quality affordable primary health care services, often to low-income families, people experiencing homelessness, agricultural workers, residents of public housing, and our country’s veterans. They often integrate access to pharmacy, mental health, substance use disorder, and oral health services in areas where economic, geographic, or cultural barriers limit access to affordable health care services.
The American Rescue Plan, passed earlier this month, provides direct funding to public health care providers thanks to Ossoff and Warnock’s crucial votes in the U.S. Senate.
The funding will aid in recovery from the pandemic and allow the centers to continue to provide local communities with health care services and vaccine distribution.
“Georgia’s 35 Community Health Centers provide affordable primary care and urgent care to hundreds of thousands of Georgians each year. We’ve provided this funding for affordable health care at Community Health Centers because every Georgian deserves convenient, affordable, world-class care,” Senator Ossoff said.
“This is good news for Georgia’s Community Health Centers that have been on the frontline of our state’s defense against COVID-19,” Senator Reverend Warnock said. “I’m glad to see additional federal resources flow to these vital health care providers, and I’m going to keep fighting to strengthen these investments to help Georgians stay safe and healthy as we work to beat this pandemic once and for all.”
“Albany Area Primary Health Care (AAPHC) will receive nearly $8.8 million dollars in emergency funding for our Community Health Center,” says Shelley Spires, Chief Executive Officer for AAPHC. “These funds, coming after a difficult year with the pandemic and financial pressures, will give our organization the critical support needed to expand COVID-19 vaccination, testing, and treatment for our underserved communities of Southwest Georgia. AAPHC is one of Georgia’s largest Community Health Centers and one of Southwest Georgia’s largest medical groups serving nine counties. We are extremely thankful for this funding, which will be impactful for our organization and the patients we serve.”
The funding for Community Health Centers across the state is as follows:
METRO ATLANTA AREA/NORTH GEORGIA: Roughly $68 million
- Primary Health Care Center Of Dade, Inc.
- Location: Rossville, GA (Walker County)
- Amount: $4,196,000
- CENTER FOR PAN ASIAN COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.
- Location: Atlanta, Ga (Fulton County)
- Amount: $2,174,500
- Athens Neighborhood Health Center
- Location: Athens, Ga (Clarke County)
- Amount: $1,787,875
- GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER, INC.
- Location: Jasper, GA (Pickens County)
- Amount: $1,491,250
- Family Health Centers Of Georgia, Inc., The
- Location: Atlanta, GA (Fulton County)
- Amount: $4,238,875
- Oakhurst Medical Centers, Inc.
- Location: Stone Mountain, GA (Dekalb County)
- Amount: $5,481,500
- Four Corners Primary Care Centers, Inc.
- Location: Norcross, GA (Gwinnett County)
- Amount: $2,247,375
- Oconee Valley Healthcare, Inc
- Location: Greensboro, GA (Greene County)
- Amount: $3,493,125
- Good Samaritan Health Center Of Cobb, Inc.
- Location: Marietta, GA (Cobb County)
- Amount: $1,471,750
- GEORGIA HIGHLANDS MEDICAL SERVICE INC
- Location: Cumming, GA (Forsyth County)
- Amount: $5,210,625
- SAINT JOSEPHS MERCY CARE SVCS
- Location: Atlanta, GA (Fulton County)
- Amount: $5,503,250
- RECOVERY CONSULTANTS OF ATLANTA, INCORPORATED
- Location: Decatur, GA (Dekalb County)
- Amount: $976,875
- NORTH GEORGIA HEALTHCARE CENTER, INC.
- Location: Ringgold, GA (Catoosa County)
- Amount: $982,875
- Southside Medical Center, Inc.
- Location: Atlanta, GA (Fulton County)
- Amount: $9,208,375
- PALMETTO HEALTH COUNCIL, INC
- Location: Palmetto, GA (Fulton/Coweta County)
- Amount: $4,077,250
- Health Education, Assessment And Leadership, Inc.
- Location: Atlanta, GA (Fulton County)
- Amount: $1,184,125
- GEORGIA MOUNTAINS HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
- Location: Blue Ridge, GA (Fannin County)
- Amount: $2,943,625
- Medlink Georgia, Inc
- Location: Colbert, GA (Madison County)
- Amount: $10,002,000
- MERIDIAN EDUCATION RESOURCE GROUP, INC.
- Location: Atlanta, GA (Fulton County)
- Amount: $1,035,375
ALBANY/SOUTHWEST GEORGIA AREA: Roughly $21 million
- Primary Care Of Southwest Georgia, Inc.
- Location: Blakely, GA (Early County)
- Amount: $2,951,250
- South Central Primary Care Center, Inc.
- Location: Ocilla, Ga (Irwin County)
- Amount: $2,532,000
- COMMUNITY HEALTH, GEORGIA DEPT OF
- Location: Cordele, GA (Crisp County)
- Amount: $5,875,250
- ALBANY AREA PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, INC
- Location: Albany GA (Dougherty County)
- Amount: $8,840,125
AUGUSTA/EASTERN GEORGIA AREA: Roughly $12 million
- NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, INC.
- Location: Augusta, GA (Richmond County)
- Amount: $3,625,500
- East Georgia Healthcare Center, Inc.
- Location: Swainsboro, GA (Emanuel County)
- Amount: $5,799,750
- CHRIST COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES AUGUSTA, INC.
- Location: Augusta, GA (Richmond County)
- Amount: $2,261,750
COLUMBUS AREA: Roughly $18.5 million
- VALLEY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC.
- Location: Columbus, GA (Muscogee County)
- Amount: $2,895,875
- CareConnect Health, Inc.
- Location: Richland, GA (Stewart County)
- Amount: $15,651,000
MACON/MIDDLE GEORGIA AREA: Roughly $8 million
- Community Health Care Systems Inc
- Location: Wrightsville, GA (Johnson County)
- Amount: $5,064,375
- FIRST CHOICE PRIMARY CARE, INC.
- Location: Macon, GA (Bibb County)
- Amount: $2,852,750
SAVANNAH/COASTAL GEORGIA AREA: Roughly $17 million
- McKinney Medical Center, Inc.
- Location: Waycross, GA (Ware County)
- Amount: $2,379,625
- DIVERSITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.
- Location: Hinesville, GA (Liberty County)
- Amount: $2,195,500
- Coastal Community Health Services, Inc.
- Location: Brunswick, GA (Glynn County)
- Amount: $2,114,875
- J C LEWIS HEALTH CENTER
- Location: Savannah, GA (Chatham County)
- Amount: $4,559,625
- CURTIS V COOPER PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, INC.
- Location: Savannah, GA (Chatham County)
- Amount: $5,989,375
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