Cedar Riverside People's Center to get $2.1M grant

Updated: December 11, 2009 - 12:02 AM

Riverside People's Center is one of 85 community health centers in U.S. to get such funds.

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A Minneapolis clinic is one of 85 community health centers nationwide that will receive a total of nearly $600 million in federal stimulus money for renovation and a project to computerize patients' health records.

The White House announced today that the Cedar Riverside People's Center has won a $2.1 million grant.

The clinic is a federally-designated community health center, one of 7,500 nationwide that deliver preventive and primary care services to patients regardless of their ability to pay.

According to the Obama administration, the community health centers serve more than 17 million patients, about 40 percent of whom have no health insurance.

In a prepared statement, President Obama was quoted as saying, "Together, these three initiatives -- funding for construction, technology and a medical home demonstration project -- won't just save more money, and create more jobs, they'll give more people the peace of mind of knowing that health care will be there for them and their families when they need it."

The only other clinic in the Upper Midwest to receive a grant is the Family Healthcare Center in Fargo, which was awarded $6.6 million.

BOB VON STERNBERG