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The Texas Department of State Health Services has announced that they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve awarded $19.3 million in grants to Federally Qualified Health Centers and similar organizations, including five in East Texas according to our news partners at KETK. This initial round of funding is a part of $40 million from the Texas general revenue fund to help expand Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), FQHC look-alikes and eligible nonprofit health centers.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The FQHC Incubator funding has had a major impact on our health center by allowing us to open an entity-owned pharmacy. Having a pharmacy on site was a dream of our health center for many years,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Kristi Barger, pharmacy manager for Matagorda Episcopal Health Outreach Program. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The pharmacy and its services affect the entire clinic system and provides a collaborative relationship between our providers and pharmacists. This new relationship benefits our patient population by improving medication compliance, wait times, affordability, and overall quality of care.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
When a health center is a Federally Qualified Health Center that means that the center gets reimbursement from Medicare and Medicaid, funding under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act, serves an underserved community and provides comprehensive services, according to FQHC Associates.<\/p>\n
The grants ranged from $500,000 to $1 million and will help 35 centers across Texas build new clinics, renovate existing facilities, purchase equipment and hire additional staff.
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\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Having previously participated in the FQHC Incubator Program, support from DSHS has been vital to improving Lone Star Circle of Care\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s capacity to provide comprehensive healthcare throughout Central Texas. With the FY2023 award, LSCC transitioned from our former Big Pink Bus mobile mammography unit to a new, more dependable vehicle,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Lone Star Circle of Care Vice President for Advancement Kim Roberts. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153This upgrade promises to enhance access to timely and affordable breast cancer screening for underserved women in our region.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
The following entities from across Texas received the grants:<\/p>\n
Brazos Valley Community Action Agency, Inc. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c College Station
\nLone Star Family Health Center \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Conroe
\nNavarro County Ambulatory Care Association \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Corsicana
\nHealth Services of North Texas, Inc. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Denton
\nUnited Medical Centers \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Eagle Pass
\nCentro San Vicente \u00e2\u20ac\u201c El Paso
\nProject Vida Health Center \u00e2\u20ac\u201c El Paso
\nCactus Health Services, Inc. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Fort Stockton
\nLone Star Circle of Care \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Georgetown
\nCarevide\/Community Health Service Agency, Inc. of Hunt County \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Greenville
\nEast Texas Community Clinic, Inc. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Gun Barrel City
\nBee Busy Wellness Center \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Houston
\nThe Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Houston
\nLegacy Community Health Services \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Houston
\nSpring Branch Community Health Center \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Houston
\nStephen F. Austin Community Health Center, Inc. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Houston
\nVecino\/Houston Community Health Centers \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Houston
\nGateway Community Health Center \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Laredo
\nSouth Plains Rural Health Services \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Levelland
\nHealth Center of Southeast Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Liberty
\nCommunity Healthcore\/Sabine Valley Regional MHMR Center \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Longview
\nWellness Pointe\/Longview Wellness Center, Inc. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Longview
\nGenesis PrimeCare\/East Texas Border Health Clinic \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Marshall
\nMidland Community Healthcare Services \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Midland
\nMatagorda Episcopal Health Outreach Program (MEHOP)\/Vibrance Health \u00e2\u20ac\u201c North Bay City
\nAtascosa Health Center, Inc. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Pleasanton
\nAccessHealth\/Fort Bend Family Health Center \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Richmond
\nLa Esperanza Clinic, Inc. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c San Angelo
\nCentroMed\/El Centro del Barrio \u00e2\u20ac\u201c San Antonio
\nTOMAGWA HealthCare Ministries \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Tomball
\nTyler Family Circle of Care \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Tyler
\nCommunity Health Development, Inc. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Uvalde
\nWaco Family Medicine\/Heart of Texas Community Health Center, Inc. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Waco
\nEllis County Coalition for Health Options \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Waxahachie
\nNorth Central Texas Community Health Care Center, Inc. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Wichita Falls<\/p>\n
To learn more about Texas\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s grants for FQHCs or to apply visit the Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Incubator Program online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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