News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August23, 2017 / Contact: Katrina McGivern
Policy & Public Affairs Director
Kansas Association for the Medically Underserved
785-233-8483 office | 785-633-8273 cell

Kansas Health Centers Receive Federal Funding for Quality Improvement

The Kansas Association for the Medically Underserved (KAMU) announces that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Serviceshas recognized 18 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) in Kansas for providing high quality, comprehensive medical, dental and behavioral health care.These FQHCshave been awarded$1,072,373, collectively, in federal funding to further improve the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of the health care delivered to the communities they serve, which includes the uninsured and underserved. The following clinics received awards:

Atchison Community Health ClinicAtchison$54,738

Community Health Center in Cowley CountyWinfield$21,211

Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas Pittsburg $162,110

First Care Clinic Hays$61,849

Flint Hills Community Health CenterEmporia $72,207

Genesis Family HealthGarden City $39,656

GraceMed Health Clinic Wichita $63,802

Health Ministries Clinic Newton $80,144

Health Partnership ClinicOlathe $52,063

HealthCore ClinicWichita$40,500

Heart of Kansas Family Health Care Great Bend$73,694

Heartland Community Health CenterLawrence$64,122

Hoxie Medical ClinicHoxie$13,583

Hunter Health ClinicWichita$26,584

KDHE Farmworker Health ProgramStatewide $5,801

Konza Prairie Community Health & Dental Center Junction City $75,756

PrairieStar Health Center Hutchinson $142,358

Salina Family Health Care Center Salina $48,779

Funding was awarded based on eightdifferent categories,and the funding will be used to continue improving 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. For more information about the awards, visit hhs.gov

The 18 recipients are members of the Kansas Association for the Medically Underserved (KAMU). “Our safety net clinics are dedicated to providing exceptional care, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay. This funding rewards their hard work and showcases their leadership among healthcare providers,” said Denise Cyzman, Executive Director of KAMU.

In America, health centers began as a pilot project during President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty. Their more than 50year history of success not only includes preventing illness in underserved populations, but also moving beyond traditional medicine to provide innovative whole-person solutions to correlational health indicators, such as lack of nutrition, mental illness, homelessness and addiction. -- ### --

The Kansas Association for the Medically Underserved (KAMU) exists to achieve equitable access to high quality health care for all Kansans.As the Primary Care Association (PCA) for Kansas, KAMU supports and strengthens its members through advocacy, education and communication. KAMU’s diverse membership includes public and private nonprofit primary care clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), local health departments, rural health clinics and private individuals.For more information, visit KamuOnline.org. Follow us on Facebook & Twitter: @KansasSafetyNet