Health centers are, how many there are in the United States. Sure. Community Health Centers are the comprehensive care, primary care Centers Across the United States. So theres 1400 organizations. Each have multiple sites averaging 8 to 9. Theres about 12,000 Health Community centers around the nation. They have tstrategically placed in every territory. We offer comprehensive primary care including medical care, dental, or health. Disorders a and many other things we do. We are the connection to really the safety net. We have 49 medicaid patients. We have 23 uninsured. Were the ones on the front lines providing primary care to the communities that really need it. For those uninsured, what happens with those folks . How much are you paid back for the services . Its a great benefit. We have a great relationship with the bureau of primary health care. They administer the Public Health 330 grant. About 16 of each budget is made of that. That enables us to take care of the 23 that have no h
Being here, and let me thank our very esteemed panel of people who have spent their entire lives fighting for Quality Health care and disease prevention in this country. Let me just very briefly introduce some of our panelists before we begin. Dr. Abdul al sayed is a physician,epidemiologist for the city of detroit. He was formerly a professor at columbia Universitys Department of epidemiology and director of the club University Science program. Dr. Allison gulvaney is director of the yale center for Infectious Disease modeling and analysis and professor of epidemiology. She is the youngest recipient of an endowed chair in the history of yale school of medicine. Dr. Victoria dooley is a Board Certified Family Medicine physician and health care advocate. Has worked very hard to make sure all people in michigan receive health care as a human right. Deborah berger is the National Nurses united president. The Largest Nurses Union in the country, and she is one of the countrys top nursing l