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HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced
the emergency awarding of $10 million to 33 New York City and
northern New Jersey health centers to support services provided
in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade
Center.
"Following the attacks, community health
centers stepped up to the plate to meet the needs of area residents,"
Secretary Thompson said."Some sent doctors and other staff members to the disaster
site, while others provided mental health and clinical services
to people in need.This
additional grant will help these centers continue to provide
essential health services when they are needed, for as long
as they are needed."
The emergency awards are part of the $5.1
billion in disaster-related funds released by President Bush
on Sept. 21 and are designed to support the response-related
costs borne by area community health centers.
Community health centers normally provide
care to thousands of residents who would not otherwise have
access to health services.Following the attacks, area centers saw substantially
higher demand for their health care services, and the increased
demand is expected to continue in the coming
months, especially for grief counseling and other mental health
services.Two centers near the World Trade Center had their operations
briefly interrupted following the attacks.Others sent staff members to assist at area hospitals
and the disaster site.
HHS'
Health Resources and Services Administration oversees the community
health centers program.The list of recipients is attached below:
Community
Health Center Disaster Response Services Grants
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Recipient
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City
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State
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Award
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Jersey
City Family Health Care Center
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Jersey
City
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N.J.
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$384,000
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Jersey
City Medical Center (HCH)
|
Jersey
City
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N.J.
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164,032
|
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Newark
Homeless Health Services(HCH)
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Newark
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N.J.
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215,000
|
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Newark
Community Health Centers
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Newark
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N.J.
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181,678
|
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Paterson
Community Health Center, Inc
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Paterson
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N.J.
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246,262
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Plainfield
Health Center
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Plainfield
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N.J.
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257,248
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North
Hudson Community Action Co
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West
New York
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N.J.
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359,765
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Joseph
P. Addabbo Family Health
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Arverne
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N.Y.
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329,948
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Morris
Heights Health Center
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Bronx
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N.Y.
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493,436
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Comprehensive
Community Development Corp.
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Bronx
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N.Y.
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318,318
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Urban
Health Plan
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Bronx
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N.Y.
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255,261
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Bronx-Lebanon
Integrated Services System
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Bronx
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N.Y.
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400,369
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Bronx
Community Health Network
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Bronx
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N.Y.
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583,055
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Brooklyn
Plaza Medical Center
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Brooklyn
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N.Y.
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222,935
|
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Brownsville
Community Development Corp.
|
Brooklyn
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N.Y.
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290,231
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Bedford
Stuyvesant Family Health
|
Brooklyn
|
N.Y.
|
241,995
|
|
ODA
Primary Care Health Center
|
Brooklyn
|
N.Y.
|
306,588
|
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Sunset
Park Family Health Center
|
Brooklyn
|
N.Y.
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726,216
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Lyndon
B. Johnson Health Complex
|
Brooklyn
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N.Y.
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223,601
|
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Heritage
House and Housing
|
New
York
|
N.Y.
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165,000
|
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New
York Presbyterian Hospital Ambulatory Care Network
|
New
York
|
N.Y.
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165,000
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Project
Renewal
|
New
York
|
N.Y.
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175,440
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BRC
Human Services Corp (The Bowery)
|
New
York
|
N.Y.
|
170,580
|
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Covenant
House/ Under 21
|
New
York
|
N.Y.
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175,440
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Community
Health Care Network
|
New
York
|
N.Y.
|
315,000
|
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St.
Vincent's Hospital
|
New
York
|
N.Y.
|
276,993
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Care
for the Homeless
|
New
York
|
N.Y.
|
288,082
|
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Settlement
Health and Medical
|
New
York
|
N.Y.
|
253,972
|
|
Chinatown
Health Clinic
|
New
York
|
N.Y.
|
517,644
|
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William
Ryan Community Health
|
New
York
|
N.Y.
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636,168
|
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Boriken
Neighborhood Health Center
|
New
York
|
N.Y.
|
221,716
|
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Montifiore
Medical Center
|
New
York
|
N.Y.
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274,027
|
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Institute
for Urban Family Health
|
New
York
|
N.Y.
|
165,000
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TOTAL:
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$10,000,000
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