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UI Health Mile Square seeks $300,000 from Rockford Schools to reopen Auburn school‑based health center
Summary
UI Health Mile Square (Miles Square) proposed reopening a federally qualified school‑based health center at Auburn, asking Rockford Public Schools for about half of first‑year operating support (≈$300,000 of a $600,000 projected first‑year cost) and outlining a timeline to open by 2026 if scope approvals and funding align.
UI Health Mile Square representatives told the Rockford Public Schools Committee of the Whole that they want to reopen a federally qualified, community‑accessible health center at Auburn that would offer medical, behavioral‑health and dental services and support workforce development for students.
“We would run about $600,000 to operate that first year, and we would need at least 50% of that to come from an investment from RPS,” said Dr. Kareem Watson, president and CEO of UI Health Mile Square Health Center, during the committee meeting. He said the district’s local contribution would help the clinic ramp to five days a week.
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