Lofgren and Honda Announce $864,122 Grant to Community Health Partnership of Santa Clara County
September 28, 2005
Media Contact: David Thomas, 202.225.3072
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) and Congressman Mike Honda (D-San Jose) today announced that the Community Health Partnership of Santa Clara County has been awarded a grant for $864,122 from the Healthy Community Access Program. This funding will improve access to health services and increase the quality of medical care for uninsured and underinsured residents of Santa Clara County.
“I am delighted that the Community Health Partnership and the Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospitals System have been awarded this funding,” said Congresswoman Lofgren. “The grant will go a long way towards addressing the health care needs of the many residents of the valley who rely on community health centers. Last year, in the 16th congressional district alone, over 53,000 residents utilized these vital health centers over 175,000 times. By hiring more staff, better utilizing information technology and expanding training opportunities these two groups will be able to provide the level of medical services necessary to keep our community healthy.”
“My home district has some 25, 868 community health center patients, resulting in nearly 93,000 community health center visits each year,” Congressman Honda said. “By securing this much-needed funding for the Healthy Community Access Program, we have moved one step closer to closing the gap in coverage for those who are underinsured or without any insurance.”
The Community Health Partnership, in collaboration with the Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System (SCVHHS), will use the funding to increase staffing levels, purchase information technology equipment and increase connectivity between member community health centers and SCVHHS. The grant will also be used for clinical consultations to develop specialty care clinical guidelines. Member community health centers will receive funding to prepare their internal systems and train their physicians.
The Healthy Communities Access Program (HCAP) provides grant funding and technical assistance to consortia of public and private healthcare providers — as well as social service, local government and other community-based organizations — to work together to coordinate and improve health services for the uninsured and underinsured in their local communities. Over $400 million has been invested in 228 consortia to develop and reinforce community-based collaborations since the program began as a demonstration project in the 2000 fiscal year.
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) and Congressman Mike Honda (D-San Jose) today announced that the Community Health Partnership of Santa Clara County has been awarded a grant for $864,122 from the Healthy Community Access Program. This funding will improve access to health services and increase the quality of medical care for uninsured and underinsured residents of Santa Clara County.
“I am delighted that the Community Health Partnership and the Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospitals System have been awarded this funding,” said Congresswoman Lofgren. “The grant will go a long way towards addressing the health care needs of the many residents of the valley who rely on community health centers. Last year, in the 16th congressional district alone, over 53,000 residents utilized these vital health centers over 175,000 times. By hiring more staff, better utilizing information technology and expanding training opportunities these two groups will be able to provide the level of medical services necessary to keep our community healthy.”
“My home district has some 25, 868 community health center patients, resulting in nearly 93,000 community health center visits each year,” Congressman Honda said. “By securing this much-needed funding for the Healthy Community Access Program, we have moved one step closer to closing the gap in coverage for those who are underinsured or without any insurance.”
The Community Health Partnership, in collaboration with the Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System (SCVHHS), will use the funding to increase staffing levels, purchase information technology equipment and increase connectivity between member community health centers and SCVHHS. The grant will also be used for clinical consultations to develop specialty care clinical guidelines. Member community health centers will receive funding to prepare their internal systems and train their physicians.
The Healthy Communities Access Program (HCAP) provides grant funding and technical assistance to consortia of public and private healthcare providers — as well as social service, local government and other community-based organizations — to work together to coordinate and improve health services for the uninsured and underinsured in their local communities. Over $400 million has been invested in 228 consortia to develop and reinforce community-based collaborations since the program began as a demonstration project in the 2000 fiscal year.
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