Community Health Center, Inc. Receives $330,502 for Quality Improvement

THE GRANT IS THE LARGEST OF 15 AWARDED TO CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS

The Community Health Center, Inc., (CHC), received a $330,502 grant from the Human Resources & Services Administration Friday in recognition of its excellence in providing high quality care to patients and to continue its quality improvement work.

CHC, one of the nation’s leaders in healthcare quality improvement for the uninsured and underserved, received the largest of 15 grants totaling $1,829,929 that were awarded to community health centers in Connecticut for quality improvement work.

The grant to CHC is part of $100 million awarded to 1,304 health centers across the U.S. to invest in health center quality improvement, building upon their achievement in providing high quality comprehensive care. “These quality improvement awards will support health centers to continue to deliver superior health care that engages patients, improves care coordination and bridges overall access to care,” said Dr. Mary Wakefield, acting deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.