The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a $15.57 million to expand community clinic capacity.
Seven clinics in the Fourth District will receive almost $5 million for expansion.
The total allocation to Fourth District clinics -- represented by Supervisor Don Knabe -- is $4,795,653, of which $4,016,808 will go to expanding primary care services and $778,845 will go to new and improved infrastructure at the clinics, a spokesperson for Knabe said.
The following list of the Fourth District community clinics will receive funding:
• Harbor Community Clinic in San Pedro
• Northeast Community Clinic in Wilmington
• Norwalk Regional Health Center in Norwalk
• Sacred Heart Family Health Clinic in Paramount
• The Children's Clinic in Long Beach
• Westside Neighborhood Clinic in Long Beach
• Wilmington Community Clinic in Wilmington
"With all of the overcrowding issues we are facing throughout the County, community clinics are more important than ever," Knabe said in a prepared statement. "By expanding clinic capacity, we are not only allowing more residents to access low-cost healthcare services, but we are alleviating strain on an emergency care system that is in a very fragile state."
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