NYC Community Health Centers Get $3M In Coronavirus Aid: Senators

NEW YORK, NY — Health centers and organizations providing coronavirus treatment and support at the community level in New York City will receive nearly $3 million in additional funding from the federal Department of Health and Human Services, New York Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced Wedesnday.

The federal funds will be awarded through the creation of an emergency fund for community health centers nationwide, the senators said. Gillibrand first called for the creation of such a fund in early March when coronavirus was just beginning to begin its spread in the United States.

"New Yorkers are at the epicenter of COVID-19 and we need to support our frontline workers in this fight," Gillibrand said in a statement. "This federal and state funding will help provide health centers with the resources needed to treat patients and save lives. I will continue fighting in the Senate for the resources our health care workers need during this pandemic."

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Unlike major hospitals, community health centers often receive little federal funding for public health emergencies, Gillibrand said in a statement. The senator said that these centers often serve as much-needed healthcare options for the "most vulnerable" populations in society.

Figures released by the city Tuesday evening showed 1,096 people had died and 41,771 had beeen diagnosed with the virus. The grim milestone came exactly a month after the coronavirus arrived in the city. The first case, a healthcare worker who'd recently returned to the city from Iran, was confirmed on March 1.

Here's a complete list of the community health centers receiving federal funds:

• Apicha Community Health Center:: $55,858
• Beacon Christian Community Health Center: $54,388
• Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center, Inc.,: $60,643
• Betances Health Center: $55,070
• Bronx Community Health Network: $125,933
• Bronx Lebanon Integrated Service System Inc: $123,788
• Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center: $55,406
• Brownsville Community Development Corporation: $67,759
• Care For The Homeless: $58,868
• Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, Inc.: $101,365
• Community Health Center Of Richmond, Inc.: $61,928
• Community Health Initiatives Inc.: $52,869
• Community Health Project, Inc.: $52,287
• Community Healthcare Network, Inc.: $98,689
• East Harlem Council For Human Services, Inc.: $59,019
• Ezra Medical Center: $66,216
• Floating Hospital Incorporated (The): $76,533
• Healthcare Choices Ny, Inc.: $52,957
• Heritage Health And Housing, Inc.: $54,685
• Housing Works Health Services Iii, Inc.: $56,730
• Institute For Family Health, The: $144,894
• La Casa De Salud Inc.: $53,763
• Montefiore Medical Center: $56,851
• Morris Heights Health Center Inc: $104,752
• New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation: $237,073
• Oda Primary Health Care Center, Inc.: $85,954
• Project Renewal, Inc.: $64,218
• Ryan, William F Community Health Center Inc: $87,544
• Settlement Health And Medical Services, Inc.: $64,002
• Sunset Park Health Council, Inc.: $193,044
• The Addabbo Joseph P Family Health Center Inc: $79,418
• Under 21: $51,674
• Union Community Health Center, Inc.: $76,904
• Upper Room Aids Ministry, Inc.: Adult Day Health Care Center: $56,850
• Urban Health Plan, Inc.: $137,827
• Vocational Instruction Project Community Services, Inc.: $52,758
• Damian Family Care Centers, Inc (Long Island): $58,969

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