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Benton County community health centers report HRSA visit, PPS rate approval and Monroe Clinic funding gap
Summary
County health center leaders told commissioners they received final PPS rate approval, posted strong clinic attestation results, completed NEPA and an RFP for Monroe Clinic architecture, and still face an estimated $750,000 capital gap for the Monroe Clinic project.
During the same briefing, county community health center staff summarized operations, staffing and capital projects and reported a formal HRSA operational site visit is scheduled for Sept. 11.
Health center staff said Benton County'operated clinics reached Patient-Centered Primary Care Home (PCPCH) tier 5 status for multiple sites, and the Health Services Building and Lincoln Health Center also received the state's new health-equity designation after meeting criteria related to access, language services and equity-driven data collection. Staff described tier 5 as reflecting coordinated interdisciplinary care teams and documentation practices.
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