Sen. Chris Dodd today said that two Hartford community health centers will get more than $16 million in construction grants as part of the federal stimulus package to upgrade their facilities.
Dodd said the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is awarding $10 million to Charter Oak Health Center, while Community Health Centers Inc. will receive $6.2 million.
The health centers are recipients of two of the 85 grants being distributed nationwide, the senator said.
Dodd, who is leading Congressional debate on broadening Americans’ access to health care, said the funding couldn’t come at a better time.
“As more residents struggle with skyrocketing health care costs, they are turning to community health centers for the care they need,” Dodd said.
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