Friday, April 4, 2025
4/4/2025
Fiscal Year 2025 Expanded Hours. - LifeLong Medical Care (LifeLong) is a multi-site Federally Qualified Health Center (Health Center Program grant number H80CS00808) established in 1976, and currently providing primary care medical, dental, and behavioral health services to low-income residents of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties in northern California. LifeLong's mission is to provide high-quality health and social services to underserved people of all ages; create models of care for the elderly, people with disabilities and families; and advocate for continuous improvements in the health of our communities. With a broad array of sites and services, in 2023 LifeLong served 55,230 patients in 325,143 visits. Reaching diverse low-income populations of all ages, the majority (84%) of LifeLong patients are African American or Latino. To address health disparities impacting the target population, and unmet need in LifeLong’s service area, an Expanded Hours (HRSA-25-084) award of $500,000 per year for two years will enable LifeLong to add 24 hours per week of in-scope services at three health center sites (8 hours per site); the LifeLong William Jenkins Health Center in Richmond, the Berkeley Primary Care Health Center in Berkeley, and the LifeLong Lenoir Pediatric Health Center in Oakland. Increased operating hours at these locations will respond to community need for additional weekend and same-day care primary care, and pediatric primary care and mental health services. Expanded Hours will also include outreach and enabling services to build trust and engage underserved populations in care. The proposed expanded hours will provide access to care for an estimated 1,401 patients in 3,094 visits in Year 1, fifteen percent (15% = 210) of whom are anticipated to be new patients to LifeLong. As additional operating hours are increasing well established, in Year 2 Patient and visit estimates are expected to increase by 5%, serving an estimated 1,471 patients in 3,249 visits.
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).