Bridgeport
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – The Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) recently awarded a $68,000 grant to the AmeriCares Free Clinics in Bridgeport, Danbury and Norwalk to expand direct patient care for low-income area residents without health insurance. The grant covers the cost of hiring nurse practitioners to supplement the program’s volunteer doctors and nurses for four clinic sessions each week. The grant also funds case management services for patients of the Norwalk clinic’s new Tuesday evening session and the Danbury clinic’s new Monday morning session.
“The grant not only allows us to add clinic sessions, it also ensures we can provide patients with all of the follow up care that’s so critical after a visit,” said AmeriCares Free Clinics Executive Director Karen Gottlieb.
CHEFA recently awarded $1 million in grants to 23 agencies across the state through its NonProfit Grant Program. The quasi-public agency helps Connecticut health care and educational institutions obtain tax exempt financing. CHEFA is self-sustaining and receives no taxpayer funds.