Piedmont Access to Health Services (PATHS) is one of 24 health centers in Virginia that will be receiving money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to expand services for people who are uninsured or underinsured.
The company has three primary health care facilities in Southside - at the Danville, Chatham and Martinsville locations of Health Center of the Piedmont.
Kay Crane, CEO of PATHS, said she expects to receive $189,000 of the $5.2 million allocated to Virginia.
She said the stimulus funding will be a big help, especially in light of recent layoffs at Goodyear and the closing of the Corning plant.
"We're excited about it," Crane said. "This will have a positive impact on our ability to provide health care to those without insurance."
Crane said the centers provide primary care services, but there is an urgent need to add other services, including diagnostic testing and dental care.
"This comes at a perfect time," she said.
The money is being released through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to meet the needs of the uninsured. The grantees submitted plans explaining how the funds would be used to expand those services.
HHS estimates the funds will provide care to an additional 37,513 patients in Virginia over the next two years.
• Contact Denice Thibodeau at dthibodeau@registerbee.com or (434) 791-7985.
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