East Arkansas Family Health Center (EAFHC) , which has six locations in Crittenden, Phillips, Poinsett and Mississippi counties, was named the Business of the Year by the West Memphis Chamber of Commerce during the Chamber's 68th annual Banquet Awards Ceremony held February 24th at Southland Park Gaming and Racing.

ARcare was one of 210 Community Health Centers in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to receive funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for establishing or expanding behavioral health services.

ARcare received $250,000 as part of the $51.3 million in Affordable Care Act funding for behavioral health services. These funds will provide services for nearly 440,000 people nationwide.

Three Community Health Centers in Arkansas recently received funds to provide core medical and support services to patients living with HIV/AIDS.

ARcare, East Arkansas Family Health Center and Jefferson Comprehensive Care System were awarded funds by the Health and Human Services through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. The funds the Arkansas health centers received were part of the $188.2 million given to 351 organizations across the country under Part C Early Intervention Services of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.

Community Health Centers in Arkansas and across the nation are facing a funding cliff in the coming months. This requires a sense of urgency, as Community Health Centers play a vital role in providing health care. 

The 12 Community Health Centers (CHCs) in Arkansas will soon be able to offer more service, as they'll share in $2,770,535 in supplemental funding made available under the Affordable Care Act, as recently announced by the Health and Human Services (HHS).

The funds will help CHCs hire 35 new employees and serve an additional 9,432 patients, according to HHS. With the awards, CHCs will be able to stay open for longer hours or offer new services, such as oral health, behavioral health, pharmacy and vision services.

Boston Mountain Rural Health Center, Inc. (BMRHC) was one of 28 organizations to receive an award recently at the 20th annual Governor's Quality Awards ceremony in Little Rock.

BMRHC, which services Searcy, Van Buren, Madison, Newton, Carroll, Stone and Pope counties, received the Challenge Level Award, as did 14 other organizations. 

Healthcare is no doubt an important issue for every Arkansan. Providing affordable, qualify healthcare is the driving force of Community Health Centers of Arkansas (CHCA).