Feds: $7 million to Oregon community health centers

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that 25 community health centers throughout Oregon, including Mosaic Medical in Prineville, will get more than $7 million in federal resources to expand access to treatment for substance use and mental health treatment.

“Oregonians battling substance use and mental health challenges need access to quality care throughout our state,” Wyden said. “This federal support provides essential help for Oregon clinics to bolster that care for patients and provide their loved ones the peace of mind that good treatment is available within their communities.”

“Every American deserves comprehensive health care, and that includes substance use and mental health treatment,” Merkley said. “I’ve heard from health care leaders across the state about the integral role community health centers play in Oregonians’ lives, and these grants will support these critical community providers.”

“Through our hub and spoke model, patients at our Lane County Medication Assisted Treatment Program being treated for opiate use disorder are seamlessly tied to auxiliary substance abuse treatment as well as primary care services through our Community Health Centers of Lane County,” said Karen Gaffney, Director of Lane County Health & Human Services.

“These resources allow for a critical expansion to that model and an important step towards fighting opiate addiction and dependency in Lane County. Thanks to this help from our federal partners, Lane County Medication Assisted Treatment Program and the Community Health Centers of Lane County will be able to expand access and further engage our patients, and in doing so help improve the health of some of our most vulnerable community members.”

“This award will dramatically strengthen our team’s ability to combat the opioid epidemic, bringing additional evidence-based treatment options to our patients and their families here in Wallowa County,” said Dr. Elizabeth Powers, Innovations Director of the Winding Waters clinic in Enterprise.

“We are so grateful for this critical support for our services,” said Kim Oveson, La Clinica’s behavioral health director. “For people with substance use and mental health challenges, sometimes a standard medical visit isn’t enough to address concerns. They need more services, and this will help us help this population address overall health goals.”

The $7.16 million awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to Oregon community health centers will be distributed as follows:

Klamath Health Partnership, Klamath Falls, $286,750 Outside In, Portland, $295,250 One Community Health La Clinica Del Cariño Family Health, Hood River, $309,750 Umpqua Community Health Center, Roseburg, $285,000 La Clinica Del Valle Family Health, Medford, $321,500 Lane County, Eugene, $346,500 Lincoln County Health and Human Services, Newport, $285,000 Rinehart Clinic, Wheeler, $291,000 Bandon Community Health Center, Bandon, $285,000 White Bird Clinic, Eugene, $285,500 Northwest Human Services, Salem, $285,000 Mosaic Medical, Prineville, $212,750 Siskiyou Community Health Center Inc., Grants Pass, $223,522 Clackamas County Health Centers Division, Oregon City, $327,000 Tillamook County Health Department, Tillamook, $285,000 Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, Cornelius, $287,500 Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest, Portland, $285,000 Columbia River Community Health Services, Boardman, $285,000 Adapt Inc., Roseburg, $330,500 Neighborhood Health Center, Portland, $285,000 Winding Waters Medical Clinic, Enterprise, $303,000 Central City Concern, Portland, $346,376 Rogue Community Health, Medford, $295,000 Community Health Centers of Benton and Linn counties, Corvallis, $233,000 The Wallace Medical Concern, Portland, $185,000