New Jersey Community Health Centers Receive $18 Million In Funding From Affordable Care Act

For Immediate Release:
May 1st, 2012

(NEW JERSEY) – Today, seven local community health centers in New Jersey were awarded $18 million in funding through the Affordable Care Act.

The money will be used to expand facilities and improve existing services, as well as address pressing facility and equipment needs. Some 17,450 new patients will also be served as a result of the shared federal grants.

The seven community health centers sharing the federal grants are:

•  Community Health Care (Bridgeton)
•  Henry J. Austin Health Center (Trenton)
•  Monmouth Family Health Center (Long Branch)
•  Newark City Health and Human Services (Newark)
•  Project H.O.P.E (Camden)
•  Southern Jersey Family (Hammonton)
•  Zufall Health Center (Dover)

“Community health centers fill an important need in our local cities and towns,” said Joshua Henne, New Jersey spokesman for Know Your Care. “This funding is critical to ensuring that these centers can continue providing the care and resources that help to keep New Jersey’s families and communities healthy. The Affordable Care Act has proved crucial to maintaining these health centers and bringing much-needed care to The Garden State.”

All across America, grants totaling more than $728 million will support 398 renovation and construction projects - creating jobs and boosting the ability of health centers ability to care for additional patients. These awards are part of a series of capital investments made available to community health centers under the Affordable Care Act - which provides $9.5 billion to expand services over five years and $1.5 billion to support major construction and renovation projects at community health centers.

Overall, since the beginning of 2009, employment at community health centers nationwide has increased 15%. Through the Affordable Care Act and the Recovery Act, community health centers are today serving nearly 3 million additional patients tand will serve an additional 1.3 million new patients in the next two years.For more information on the grants and grantees, please visit:

http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2012pres/05/20120501a.html

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The Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23rd, 2010. Over the past two years, it has been a tremendous help to millions of Americans as this real reform lowers costs and guarantees more choice for consumers. As additional provisions are implemented, ACA will continue to benefit millions more people.