Ohio health clinics get $4 million in federal funds

U.S. Representatives Tim Ryan (D-Niles) and Charlie Wilson (D-Marrietta) announced that several Ohio health clinics were awarded a total of more than $4 million in federal Recovery Act Capital Improvement grants (Source: “Valley health clinics receive more than $4 million,” WFMJ TV, June 30, 2009).

Among those receiving a portion of the $851 million in federal stimulus funds that are being distributed to health centers nationally are:

• Ohio North East Health System's Community Health Clinic in Youngstown will get $880,910.
• Akron Community Health Resources Community Health Clinic is in line for $520,060.
• The Community Action Agency of Columbiana will receive $600,105.
• The Ironton Lawrence County Community Action Organization is expecting $665,660.
• Ohio Hills Health Services in Barnesville will get $473,860.
• The largest portion of the money, $1,019,265, will go to Chillicothe-based Family Healthcare to build a new health care center in Meigs County.

"Community Health Clinics have an enormous impact on their communities - they employ physicians, dentists, nurses and medical staff - beyond outstanding services they provide to patients, a good number of whom are the uninsured," Ryan said in a news release.