Utah Health Centers To Get $6.4M In Stimulus Money

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Associated Press

June 30, 2009

SALT LAKE CITY—

Utah will receive more than $6.4 million in economic stimulus money for community health centers across the state. The grants announced yesterday are aimed at helping to take care of pressing facility and equipment needs at health centers and increasing access to health care for Utahns. The Recovery Act Capital Improvement Program grants will go for the construction, repair and renovation of more than 1,500 health center sites in the U.S. More than 650 centers will use the funds to buy new equipment or health information technology systems and almost 400 health centers will adopt and expand the use of electronic health records.

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