Yesterday, in honor of National Community Health Center Week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that nearly $105 million has been awarded to 1,333 health centers in all U.S. states, territories and the District of Columbia as an investment in quality improvement, building upon their 2016 achievements. Health centers will use these funds to further improve the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the health care delivered to the communities they serve.
Fenway Health is excited to announce that we will receive over $206,000 as part of this award program. This award is the highest amount of earned by any organization in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and one of the highest in the entire country.
Health centers are receiving these funds to continue improving their services based upon high levels of performance in one or more of the following categories: Improving Quality of Care, Increasing Access to Care, Enhancing Delivery of High Value Health Care, Addressing Health Disparities, and Achieving Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition.
We’re proud of the many Fenway Health staff members who helped make this honor possible, and we’re proud of the lifesaving work our employees do each and every day in caring for the thousands of people who trust us with their care.