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| Appropriations Request | |
| Posted: April 3, 2009 | |
Urgent Care Facility |
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| Amount Requested: $750,000 |
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| Funding is requested for construction of a new urgent care facility at the health center’s Prairie Avenue location. This new facility will complement its existing health center locations throughout Providence. Presently, nearby acute care hospitals are handling the vast majority of urgent care visits through emergency rooms, 50 percent of which could be handled in a less expensive, urgent care center. For over 40 years, PCHC has offered prenatal, OB/GYN, pediatric, adolescent and adult medicine, and specialty care services to over 35,000 Providence area residents, across its five local health center facilities. Providing less expensive urgent care services will produce real savings to patients, insurers, as well as state and federal governments. There will be approximately 320 ambulatory health care-related employment opportunities once the site is redeveloped. Based on this projection, there will be a total of 526 long-term jobs. Also given the need to hire front desk personnel, health aides, lab assistants, and administrative and maintenance staff, most of these job opportunities will be filled by residents in the local Empowerment Zone and will represent approximately 120 local jobs. |
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| Recipient's address: Providence Community Health Centers, 375 Allens Avenue, Providence, RI 02905 | |