Politicians pump money into health centers

Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced earlier today that they are funding healthcare projects throughout the great state of New York as part of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The funding will be used to build new facilities, renovate existing structures, purchase cutting-edge equipment and implement electronic health records. "This funding is just what the doctor ordered," said Schumer. The CIP grants will support the construction, repair and renovation of over 1,500 health center sites nationwide. More than 650 centers will use the funds to purchase new equipment or health information technology (HIT) systems, and nearly 400 centers will adopt or expand the use of electronic health records.

Here's a synopsis:
Western New York: $1,095,875 in American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) funding
- $535,880 to the Community Health Center of Buffalo
- $559,995 to the Northwest Buffalo Community Health Care Center

Queens: $2,715,600 in American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) funding
- $1,491,800 to the Floating Hospital in Long Island City
- $855,115 to the Joseph P. Addabbo Family Heath Center in Arverne
- $368,685 to the Project Samaritan Health Services, Inc. in Jamaica

Finger Lakes Region: $5,172,510 in American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) funding
- $827,235 to Oak Orchard Community Health Center, Inc. in Brockport
- $485,690 to Finger Lakes Migrant Health Project in Penn Yan
- $1,027,840 to Westside Health Services, Inc. in Rochester
- $2,500,000 to Rochester Primary Care Network
- $331,655 to Unity Hospital of Rochester

Brooklyn: $5,530,729 in American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) funding
- $518,695 to Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center, Inc.
- $805,374 to Brownsville Community Development Center
- $837,895 to Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center, Inc. will receive $837,895
- $868,765 to ODA Primary Care Health Center
- $2,500,000 to Sunset Park Health Council, Inc.

St. Lawrence County: $536,895 in American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) funding
- $536,895 to the Cerebral Palsy Association of the North Country

Staten Island: $250,000 in American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) funding
- $250,000 to the Beacon Christian Community Health Center

**update:
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) announced that Northwest Buffalo Community Health Care Center has been awarded $559,995 in a federal grant. The funds were made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and authorized for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address health care facility and equipment needs. "Providing the best and most efficient health care starts with investing in health care facilities and equipment," said Congressman Higgins. 

That's a whole lot of money! (I'm double checking to make sure I got the figures right, but the bottom line is, a lot of money is going into this project!)