Colorado community health centers receive $4.7M

U.S. Health and Human Services said it has awarded $4.7 million in Affordable Care Act funding to 16 community health centers in Colorado to expand primary care services, including at clinics in Northern Colorado and the Boulder Valley.

The funding will allow the facilities to hire an estimated 86 new staff, stay open for longer hours and expand their services. The following facilities in Northern Colorado and the Boulder Valley received funding:

Clinica Campesina Family Health Services, Lafayette: $337,298

Mountain Family Health Centers, Nederland: $237,322

Plan de Salud del Valle Inc., Fort Lupton: $436,992

Sunrise Community Health, Evans: $304,468

These investments will help health centers reach…