releases: http://www.schatz.senate.gov/press-releases/waianae-coast-comprehensive-health-center-set-to-receive-18-million-in-federal-funding-to-support-care-for-underserved-families
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| http://www.schatz.senate.gov/press-releases/waianae-coast-comprehensive-health-center-set-to-receive-18-million-in-federal-funding-to-support-care-for-underserved-families | Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center Set To Receive $1.8 Million In Federal Funding To Support Care For Underserved Families | 2020-12-09 | 2020 | 2020-12 | Democrat | Senate | HI | Brian Schatz | S001194 | www.schatz.senate.gov | legacy | Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center Set To Receive $1.8 Million In Federal Funding To Support Care For Underserved Families Wednesday, December 9, 2020 WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) announced that the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center (WCCHC) will receive a $1,811,639 grant to help low incomefamilies onOahuaccess highquality,comprehensive health care.The funding, which comes from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, will help WCCHC operate seven sites on the west side of the island and make sure local families can receiveprimary care, emergency medical, behavioral health, and dental services, as well as COVID-19testing and treatment, in their own communities. Thisfundingwill make sure thatthousands of WestOahufamilies can accessaffordablehealth care services in their communities,said SenatorSchatz, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee.WCCHC is animportant provider of primary, emergency, and other types of care, and I'll keep fighting for more federal funding to support their life-saving work. WCCHC is the largest federally qualified health center in the state, annuallyserving37,000medically underserved individuals and families regardless of their ability to pay. 70 percent of their patients are at or below the federal poverty level, and more than 40 percent of their patients are Native Hawaiian. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |