Enhancing Gender-Affirming Care in Puerto Rico

| By Jonathan Yan
Categories: Client Spotlight, Technical Assistance
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As a growing number of states and territories in the United States enact laws to prevent providers from administering gender-affirming treatment, it’s more important than ever to address the needs of transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming people. Recently, the Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC), through its cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and …

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Meeting Providers’ Care Coordination Needs Post-Covid-19

| By Jonathan Yan
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High-quality, coordinated primary care improves outcomes for everyone: patients, providers, and payers. This level of care requires excellent communication – providers are expected to build strong relationships with patients, keep patients engaged in care delivery, and coordinate patient needs. Training staff in these growing tasks has been difficult, as COVID-19 disrupted all aspects of in-person …

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A Health Center’s $47 Million Evolution

| By PCDC Admin
Categories: Client Spotlight, Investment
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Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC) — Connecticut’s largest Federally Qualified Health Center — celebrated the culmination of an ambitious project this spring: a $47 million expansion of three sites across the state. Made possible through PCDC financing, the new facilities span a total of 81,400 square feet and expand primary care access to an additional …

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Before and After Financing: A Rural Health Center Thrives

| By PCDC Admin
Categories: Client Spotlight, Investment
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In Connecticut, drug and opioid overdoses have surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of accidental deaths. The epidemic is largely centered in the rural region served by Community Health and Wellness Center of Greater Torrington (CHWC). “The opioid crisis is far-reaching and has no boundaries,” says Joanne Borduas, CEO of CHWC. “It affects all ages, …

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Health ‘Supercenters’ in Rural California Financed by PCDC

| By PCDC Admin
Categories: Client Spotlight, Investment
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A new $31.5 million project will create two new health care “supercenters” in rural California, following financing by the Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC). The project enables Community Health Centers of the Central Coast, Inc. (CHC) to build new state-of-the-art facilities in Lompoc and Paso Robles, expanding critical and life-saving primary care to an underserved …

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