Feds Award More Than $10 Million to Harvey-Affected Health Centers
By David Doolittle

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Thirty-two Texas community health centers received almost $10.4 million on Thursday to help offset the effects of Hurricane Harvey last year.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded the funds to help health centers nationwide that were affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria.

All told, HHS awarded nearly $60 million to 161 community health centers in six southern states and two U.S. territories.

“Administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Capital Assistance for Hurricane Response and Recovery Efforts (CARE) funding will help ensure continued access to primary health care services at community health centers in areas affected by the hurricanes,” HHS said in a statement.

Texas has more than 400 community health centers, which provide comprehensive primary care services to patients, regardless of ability to pay.

The 32 centers received between $104,564 and $337,400 each. They are located in the eastern, central, and northern parts of the state, including Corpus Christi, Houston, Dallas, Austin, Beaumont, and Gonzales.

Hurricane Harvey caused catastrophic flooding throughout the Texas gulf coast after it came ashore Aug. 25 last year. Since that time, the public health effects and the toll on physicians throughout the region are still being determined.

Photo: Staff at the Gulf Coast Health Clinic in Port Arthur receive critical medicines and supplies from Direct Relief in the weeks after Harvey. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

 

Last Updated On

September 10, 2018

Originally Published On

September 10, 2018

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