Racine Neighborhood Well being Middle
RACINE, Wis. – Gov. Tony Evers on Friday introduced $20 million from the Wisconsin Healthcare Infrastructure Capital Funding Grant Program for the brand new Racine Neighborhood Well being Middle.
The grant will assist the event of the brand new heart to broaden well being care entry locally for low-income households, underinsured or uninsured people, and traditionally underserved communities.
The Racine Neighborhood Well being Middle will function a neighborhood useful resource for gateway companies, offering on-site evaluation and first care and utilizing case managers to coordinate referrals to specialty care, together with psychological and behavioral healthcare.
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Moreover, the clinic will function underneath a sliding payment scale primarily based on earnings, guarantee transparency of their payment construction, and supply transportation and language help to take away any limitations to care.
Town of Racine additionally acquired a $15 million grant via the Neighborhood Funding Fund Grant Program for the Lincoln-King Neighborhood Revitalization Plan which can present new inexpensive housing locally.
A part of a greater than $285 million funding allotted by the governor for neighborhood capital tasks statewide, the Healthcare Infrastructure Capital Funding Grant Program was first introduced in August 2021, alongside the Neighborhood Funding Fund Grant Program awarded final week.
The Healthcare Infrastructure Capital Funding Grant Program is run by the Wisconsin Division of Administration and funded via the American Rescue Plan Act, with grants ranging in dimension from $158,000 to a most of $20 million.
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