Senators: $12.8 Million to Benefit New Mexico Health Care Centers Print Share
Monday, June 29, 2009
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall today announced that New Mexico is set to receive over $12.8 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to help increase New Mexican’s access to health care.
“The funding awarded today will ensure community health care centers across the state have the tools and resources they need to effectively treat their patients,” Bingaman said.
“Funding from the Recovery Act Capital Improvement Program will be used to improve the infrastructure and technology at the New Mexico health care facilities that need it the most,” said Udall. “The safety and quality of health care our families receive at service providers around New Mexico depend on the access we have to the latest technologies, equipment and health information,” said Udall.
Funding will help health care centers address immediate and pressing health center facility and equipment needs.
The following health care centers will receive funding:
| Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless | $402,845 |
| Ben Archer Health Center in Hatch | $1.4 million |
| De Baca Family Practice Clinic, Inc. in Fort Sumner | $328,540 |
| El Centro Family Health in Espanola | $870,900 |
| First Choice Community Healthcare, Inc. in Albuquerque | $1.99 million |
| First Nations Community Healthsource in Albuquerque | $554,605 |
| Hidalgo Medical Services in Lordsburg | $752,005 |
| La Casa De Buena Salud, Inc. in Portales | $766,880 |
| La Clinica De Familia, Inc. in Las Cruces | $1.15 million |
| La Clinica Del Pueblo De Rio Arriba in Tierra Amarilla | $356,995 |
| La Familia Medical Center in Santa Fe | $775,175 |
| Las Clinicas Del Norte, Inc. in El Rito | $570,460 |
| Mora Valley Community Health Services, In. in Mora | $315,030 |
| Pecos Valley Medical Center, Inc. in Pecos | $366,865 |
| Presbyterian Medical Services in Santa Fe | $2.2 million |
Contact Senator Bingaman's Office:
Jude McCartin
Maria Najera
703 Hart Building
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5521
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