Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is releasing over $4.9 million for 15 New Mexico community health care centers.

“Community health center provides essential health care services to New Mexicans who would otherwise go without it.  This funding will make it possible for them to expand their service, while helping create jobs in the health care field,” Bingaman said.

“Today’s economic troubles make access to community health centers even more of a necessity,” said Udall.  “This funding will put New Mexicans to work serving their fellow citizens and will help ensure that New Mexico families have access to the care they need.”

Funding was made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and will be used to help expand services offered at community health centers.

• Albuquerque Health Care For the Homeless                          $194,336
• First Nations Community Healthsource in Albuquerque        $268,895
• De Baca Family Practice Clinic, Inc. in Fort Sumner             $123,473
• Ben Archer Health Center in Hatch                                       $558,664
• La Clinica De Familia, Inc. in Las Cruces                              $472,430
• First Choice Community Healthcare, Inc. in Albuquerque    $703,639
• Las Clinicas Del Norte, Inc. in El Rito                                   $226,110
• El Centro Family Health in Espanola                                     $312,441
• Hidalgo Medical Services in Lordsburg                                 $237,776
• Mora Valley Community Health Services, Inc.                      $115,841
• Pecos Valley Medical Center, Inc.                                         $142,359
• La Casa De Buena Salud, Inc. in Portales                              $294,533
• La Familia Medical Center in Santa Fe                                  $353,411
• Presbyterian Medical Services in Santa Fe                             $803,511
• La Clinica Del Pueblo De Rio Arriba in Tierra Amarilla        $138,022