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HARKIN ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF SOUTHEASTERN IOWA
3/3/2006
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of his continuing support for Iowa’s
Community Health Centers, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced
that Community Health Centers of Southeastern Iowa, Inc. in West
Burlington is receiving $667,933 from the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) to support its health services. Harkin is a senior
member of the Senate Appropriations panel that funds health programs.
“Community health centers improve access to health care for Iowans who
lack adequate health insurance,” said Harkin. “These funds will help to
ensure that all Iowans get the quality, affordable healthcare they
need.”
Community Health Centers of Southeastern Iowa, Inc. in West Burlington
will use these funds to provide primary health care services to the
uninsured and underserved residents in Des Moines, Henry, Lee and
Louisa counties. In 2005, the center saw 13,779 patients, adding up to
a total of 47,700 medical and dental visits. In 2003, Harkin secured $1
million for the construction of a new clinic for the Burlington
Community Health Center, which will break ground this spring on the
campus of Southeastern Community College. This new facility will
be the center of a partnership with the community college to train
health professionals and include satellite sites serving Wapello and
Keokuk.
Harkin has been an ardent supporter of Iowa’s 12 federally-funded
community health centers and has obtained funds for the facilities’
construction, equipment purchases, and dental expansions through his
work on the Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations subcommittee. In FY
2005, Harkin also secured funds for a statewide Health IT system that
will bring cutting edge electronic health records and e-prescribing
technology to Iowa’s community health centers.
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