Ratcliff health center to get stimulus money

The River Valley Primary Care Services facility in Ratcliff (Franklin County) will receive $171,806 from the more than $3.09 million granted to Arkansas community health centers from the federal stimulus bill.

Also, Healthy Connections in Mena will get $157,012.

Awarded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (stimulus bill), the funds can be used to add staff, expand hours of operation and/or expand services.

The Arkansas centers receiving the funds are:

White River Rural Health Center, Augusta: $495,535
Mid-Delta Health Systems, Clarendon: $156,718
Corning Area Healthcare, Corning: $216,493
Lee County Cooperative Clinic, Marianna: $250,540
Boston Mountain Rural Health Center, Marshall: $235,676
East Arkansas Family Health Center, West Memphis: $253,197
St. Francis House NWA, Springdale: $298,540
Cabun Rural Health Services, Hampton: $205,490
Healthy Connections, Mena: $157,012
Jefferson Comprehensive Care System, Pine Bluff: $349,569
Mainline Health Systems, Portland: $299,881
River Valley Primary Care Services, Ratcliff: $171,806