Funds in recovery package will help centers respond to increased demand for services

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Carl Levin (D-MI) announced today that community health centers throughout Michigan will receive $8,712,256 million through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Increase in Demand for Services (IDS) grant program over the next two years. This funding will assist existing Community Health Centers by expanding operating hours and increasing the scope of medical services offered.

“With families losing their jobs and health insurance, community health centers serve as the family doctor to many in our state who are struggling to pay for health care,” said Stabenow. “This recovery funding helps these centers expand preventative and primary care services to more families in need, all while creating good-paying jobs here at home.”

“Community Health Centers in Michigan play a critical role in providing necessary health care services at a time when family budgets are tightening and the cost of care has never been higher,” said Levin. “I am pleased that this federal economic recovery funding will help support health centers that are serving individuals in need during these difficult economic times.”

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act IDS program is administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). HRSA has provided grant support for Health Centers that provide high-quality preventative and primary health care to medically underserved residents across the country. The IDS program derives funding from a formula which takes into account the total number of insured and uninsured patients within a community.

Last year, HRSA-supported health centers treated more than 16 million people (forty percent of whom were uninsured). One of every 19 people living in the U.S. now relies on a HRSA-funded clinic for primary care. Community Health Centers are also a key source of job creation, supporting over 105,000 physicians, nurses, dentists, and other health providers nationwide. This funding will allow Michigan Community Health Centers to serve an estimated 53,749 total new patients, 27,621 of which are uninsured.

HRSA released $338 million in grants to support 1128 Community Health Centers across the country.

The breakdown of funding in Michigan can be found in the table below.

Organization City $ Amount
BAY MILLS INDIAN COMMUNITY BRIMLEY $125,545
EAST JORDAN FAMILY HEALTH CENTER EAST JORDAN $189,952
THUNDER BAY COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES HILLMAN $237,688
ALCONA CITIZENS FOR HEALTH, INC. LINCOLN $397,168
UPPER PENINSULA ASSOC. OF RURAL HLTH. SVCS. MARQUETTE $180,800
STERLING AREA HEALTH CENTER STERLING $169,965
BALDWIN FAMILY HEALTH CARE, INC BALDWIN $439,604
MGH FAMILY HC DBA MUSKEGON FAMILY CARE MUSKEGON $354,795
HACKLEY COMMUNITY CARE CENTER MUSKEGON HEIGHTS $230,809
MIDMICHIGAN HEALTH SERVICES HOUGHTON LAKE $184,986
NORTHWEST MICHIGAN HEALTH SERVICES, INC. TRAVERSE CITY $157,381
CHERRY STREET SERVICES GRAND RAPIDS $604,613
SAINT MARY'S HEALTH CARE GRAND RAPIDS $194,753
HEALTH DELIVERY, INC. SAGINAW $664,492
INTERCARE COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK BANGOR $753,896
LAKELAND IMMEDIATE CARE CENTER CASSOPOLIS $150,380
FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, INC. KALAMAZOO $281,959
FAMILY HEALTH CENTER OF BATTLE CREEK BATTLE CREEK $373,249
CENTER FOR FAMILY HEALTH, INC. JACKSON $363,868
INGHAM COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT LANSING $140,956
HAMILTON COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK FLINT $338,725
OAKLAND PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES, INC PONTIAC $144,560
DOWNRIVER COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. ALGONAC $302,737
COVENANT COMMUNITY CARE INC DETROIT $137,606
DETROIT HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS DETROIT $289,944
FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER OF MICHIGAN, INC. CARLETON $278,253
COMMUNITY HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES CENTER DETROIT $401,388
WESTERN WAYNE FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS INKSTER $136,160
DETROIT COMMUNITY HEALTH CONNECTION DETROIT $360,479
BAY MILLS INDIAN COMMUNITY BRIMLEY $125,545