Recovery in Action: Stimulus Funds for Health Centers Approved
Posted by Jean Greaux on April 6, 2009 at 5:25 PM AST

Before departing the territory earlier today, Governor de Jongh said that two Virgin Islands health care clinics will soon be receiving close to $300,000 in federal stimulus funding now that their respective applications for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act monies have been approved.

de Jongh said he is pleased that agencies outside of the central government are exploring all means possible to apply for stimulus monies being made available under the ARRA:

“The Health Resources and Services Administration has advised my office that the East End Medical Corporation and the Frederiksted Health Center are both slated to receive stimulus funding.”

“My Administration continues to work closely with not only these health care organizations, but non-profit organizations and instrumentalities of the government in the process of applying for stimulus monies that can be used to augment our existing funding for a number of needs throughout the territory.”

The Governor explained that stimulus monies totaling approximately $161,000 will be allocated to the Frederiksted Health Center to help augment services provided for the increasing number of patients requiring the treatment of hypertension and diabetes as well as the high number of cases of individuals requiring dialysis treatment. de Jongh also noted that the East End clinic made the case for their additional funding in the amount of just over $131,000 to provide complete health care services to those community members in need.