Riverside Community Health Foundation

Amount Appropriated?

$2.0M

FFID tracks stages 1–2 — stages 3–5 vary by agency, assistance type, and earmark structure.

Project Description

Health centers or Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), according to the National Association of Community Health Centers, provide substantial benefits to the country and its health care system. America\u2019s health centers:\n\u2022 Provide highly efficient and cost-effective care, generating $24 billion in savings for the health care system annually.\n\u2022 Increase access to timely primary care, playing a role in reducing costly, avoidable emergency department (ED) visits and hospital stays. The average cost for a health center medical visit was less than one-sixth the average cost of an ED visit in 2012.\n\u2022 Deliver a broad array of primary and preventive care services, including screening, diagnosis, and management of chronic illnesses such as diabetes, asthma, heart and lung disease, depression, cancer, and HIV/AIDS.\n\u2022 Reduce mortality, health disparities, and risk of low birth weight with the care they deliver.\n\u2022 Offer numerous enabling services such as transportation, translation, case management, and health education in order to ensure their patients are receiving the care they need.