Friday, November 22, 2024
11/22/2024
Friend Health, a 23-year-old FQHC serving more than 47,000 patients on Chicago's Southside, is requesting funding for medical equipment and some furniture for its newest and largest health center site in the Woodlawn community (6250 South Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60637). Friend Health has served community residents since its inception. The majority of patients who use Friend Health services are African-American/Black and/or Hispanic/Latino, and the majority of residents in Woodlawn are African-American/Black. This new location, a $34,000,000 campus, allows the organization to expand its reach to the community. This location will include a state-of-the-art health center, offering integrated, high quality medical, dental, mental health, substance use disorder, and mammogram/ultrasound services to a "medically underserved area" that predominantly serves low-income individuals. Reusing a vacant property at an important commercial/TOD node, the medical campus supports City of Chicago redevelopment efforts at the 63rd & Cottage Grove intersection, central to the revitalization of Woodlawn. This project creates an additional 100 construction jobs and brings 276 permanent full-time jobs. Additionally, the campus has intentionally been designed to truly serve as a center for the community. The Friend Health Medical Campus has dedicated community space, where in addition to robust health education and programming, Friend Health seeks to make the space available for community use. Likewise, the campus incorporates an immediate care clinic, to further increase community access to healthcare in the most cost-effective manner. Finally, the design can accommodate space to support local retailers, who might not otherwise have access to a prime retail corridor. While we anticipate this location to open in summer of this year (2022), we are requesting funding for some essential equipment for our 55 primary care exam rooms and 4 point of care testing rooms. Equipment needed include scales for our pediatric and adult populations, chairs for blood draws, chairs for patient exam rooms, hand sanitizer, automatic paper towel dispensers, waste bins, sharps disposal containers, obstetrical Doppler probes, and storage for equipment, including medication. We are also requesting funding for comprehensive vaccination services, including administration, tracking and storage of vaccines, PPE, temperature checking, and other related equipment and materials.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
