BRIDGEPORT – State Senator Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox welcomed news that the Community Investment Fund (CIF) gave approval to a request for $900,000 from Southwest Community Health Center Inc. to build a new health center location on Madison Avenue in Bridgeport.
Southwest Community Health Center (“Southwest”) is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that serves Bridgeport through 25 licensed facilities, including healthcare services in seven homeless shelters, eight school-based health centers and one substance use disorder treatment program.
On top of this state funding, Southwest is leveraging $250,000 of their own funds, $2 million in federal funding, $1.2 million from the City of Bridgeport and $1.2 million from the DeLuca Foundation to build out this new location. The project will deliver a full-service health center on the second floor of the Wakeman Clubhouse on Madison Avenue. This site will feature 9 exam rooms, 4 behavioral health offices, and 4 dental operatories that will provide broad spectrum care to residents of all ages.
“I am grateful to the folks at Southwest for their deep commitment to providing accessible healthcare to Bridgeport, and for their vision to continue expanding to better serve their patients,” said Sen. Gadkar-Wilcox. “This new health center will provide essential services to Bridgeport and I want to thank the Community Investment Fund board for giving approval to this critical project.”
Projects approved by the CIF Board will now head to the State Bond Commission for a vote to release the funding.
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