Project Grant CE252569

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS - PROJECT TITLE: BUILDING A MODEL URGENT CARE FACILITY FOR PANDEMIC RECOVERY AND OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH NEEDS APPLICANT NAME: ERIE FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS, INC. (ERIE) ADMINISTRATIVE ADDRESS: 1701 W. SUPERIOR STREET, THIRD FLOOR, CHICAGO, IL 60622 PROJECT ADDRESS: 2418 W DIVISION STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60622 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: LEE FRANCIS, MD, MPH PHONE: 312-432-7394 EMAIL ADDRESS: LFRANCIS@ERIEFAMILYHEALTH.ORG WEBSITE: WWW.ERIEFAMILYHEALTH.ORG AMOUNT REQUESTED: $1,173,900.00 ERIE FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS (ERIE) IS SEEKING $1,173,900 TO FUND A $1,906,917 RENOVATION PROJECT AT AN EXISTING HEALTH CENTER SITE: ERIE DIVISION STREET HEALTH CENTER, 2418 WEST DIVISION STREET, CHICAGO IL 60622. IN RESPONSE TO BOTH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND ERIE FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS' INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS, THE WORK PLANNED WILL ADDRESS IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED TO UPDATE AN URGENT CARE CENTER. THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT WILL LARGELY FOCUS ON INTERIOR RENOVATION OF A 4,633 SQUARE FOOT SPACE, WITH EXTERIOR DOOR AND WINDOW UPDATES. ERIE'S PROPOSED URGENT CARE CENTER, LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE HUMBOLDT PARK COMMUNITY ON CHICAGO'S WEST SIDE, REPRESENTS A CRITICAL INVESTMENT IN THE HEALTH OF A COMMUNITY THAT HAS BEEN SEVERELY IMPACTED BY INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS, HAS OVERALL HIGH RATES OF POVERTY AND EXPERIENCES A SHORTAGE OF PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS. THE NEW URGENT CARE CENTER WILL ALLOW ERIE TO SERVE 7,500 RESIDENTS ACROSS SOME OF CHICAGO'S MOST VULNERABLE NEIGHBORHOODS ON THE WEST SIDE WITH HOLISTIC CARE. AS A RESULT OF THE PROPOSED RENOVATION PROJECT, ERIE WILL BE FULLY EQUIPPED TO RESPOND TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND PATIENT ACCESS NEEDS, INCLUDING EVENING AND WEEKEND APPOINTMENTS. PATIENTS WILL RECEIVE IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION THROUGH SAME-DAY APPOINTMENTS, ON-SITE ACCESS TO LABORATORY SERVICES, AND OTHER CRITICAL RESOURCES.