Health center gets federal grant to open second center in Manassas

The Greater Prince William Community Health Center now headquartered in Woodbridge was recently awarded an additional $650,000 annual grant to open a second health care center in Manassas.

The announcement, by U.S. Department Of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, is part of $150 million in awards under the Affordable Care Act to open 236 new enters across the country to serve an additional 1 million patients.

The Health Center’s second location is expected to open in Manassas at 9705 Liberia Ave. in March 2014.  The Center will replicate its award-winning health care services at the new location, including primary, dental, behavioral, and OB-GYN services for the whole family under one roof, a news release said.

The Manassas center expects to employ 20-25 staff for the March opening, in addition to the 68 staff at the Woodbridge location,  These new positions include family practice physicians, obstetrician /gynecologists, nurse practitioners, dentists, and behavioral health specialists and needed support staff.

The Manassas center is expected to serve 5,000 new patients in 15,000 encounters in the first year of operations. 

Frank J. Principi, the Center’s Executive Director, was quoted in a news release as saying, “This is a major milestone for our community. The addition of the second site will bring high-paying careers to the area, expand economic development, and significantly improve the quality of life for thousands of our residents.” 

The Center will accept all patients, including the insured, uninsured, Medicaid, and Medicare recipients. 

As a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), the Center works to improve access to comprehensive, culturally-competent, and quality health care services. It uses an integrated and coordinated service delivery model that cares for the whole patient.  CMS trained and certified staff are able to give free enrollment assistance for the public on the Health Insurance Marketplace (http://www.HealthCare.gov).

More information about the Center, a non-profit, 501c3,  may be found at http://www.GPWHealthCenter.org