Community Health Centers, Serving The Poor, Get Federal Money Under Reform Law

(Earlier this year, eight other community health centers in Massachusetts received $80 million for technology and other upgrades under the federal stimulus package.)

The new round of funding, announced today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will help clinics that are frequently the key providers of primary care in the community. The recipients are:

--Community Health Center of Cape Cod, Mashpee: $6 million
--Edward M. Kennedy Health Center (formerly Great Brook Valley Health Center), Worcester: $6.4 million
--Codman Square Health Center, Dorchester: $7.95 million
--Brockton Neighborhood Health Center: $11.35 million
--Outer Cape Health Services, Wellfleet: $3.62 million
--Lynn Community Health Center: $6.94 million
--North Shore Community Health, Salem: $750,000
--Duffy Health Center, Hyannis: $461,991