June 20, 2016

Manchin and Capito Announce More Than $3 Million in Funding for Health Centers

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced that a total of $3,333,436 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) has been awarded to 10 West Virginia health centers.

“I am pleased this funding is heading to small health centers across West Virginia,” Senator Manchin said. “All West Virginians deserve access to primary and preventative care, and this funding will continue to allow these health centers to provide affordable health services that so many West Virginians rely on.”

“Community health centers offer vital resources to many West Virginians. This funding will help expand access to treatment, including important preventative and primary care services, and enable more West Virginians to take control of their health and well-being,” said Senator Capito.

Individual awards are listed below:

  • $350,000 – Change, Inc. (Hancock County)
  • $348,940 – Cabin Creek Health Center, Inc. (Kanawha County)
  • $350,000 – Camden-On-Gauley Medical Center, Inc. (Webster County)
  • $350,000 – Community Care of West Virginia (Upshur County)
  • $350,000 – Minnie Hamilton Health Center, Inc. (Calhoun County)
  • $184,496 – Monroe County Health Center (Monroe County)
  • $350,000 – St. George Medical Clinic, Inc. (Tucker County)
  • $350,000 – Valley Health Systems, Inc. (Cabell and Wayne Counties)
  • $350,000 – Williamson Health and Wellness Center (Mingo County)
  • $350,000 – Womencare, Inc. (Putnam County)

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