Health center program - project title: wabash community health center NAP applicant name: wabash general hospital district corporate address: 1418 college drive, mount carmel, IL 62863-2638 project…

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration awarded $650,000 to Wabash General Hospital District on August 1, 2026, under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to establish a new health center service delivery site in Lawrenceville, Illinois. The award is a Project Grant with a performance period through July 31, 2027.

Wabash Community Health Center (WCHC), a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike co-applicant of Wabash General Hospital District, will use the funding to expand primary care and behavioral health services into Wabash County's medically underserved areas. The new service site at 11362 Country Club Road, Lawrenceville, Illinois will deliver primary care and behavioral health services—both in-person and via telehealth—to residents of 13 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas spanning Wabash, Lawrence, Clay, Edwards, Richland, and White Counties in southeastern Illinois, including the towns of Mount Carmel, Lawrenceville, Bridgeport, Flora, Albion, Browns, Bellmont, Sumner, Olney, Grayville, Saint Francisville, West Salem, and Allendale. The primary administrative and clinical headquarters remain at 1123 Chestnut Street, Mount Carmel, Illinois. WCHC was designated an FQHC Look-Alike by HRSA in April 2021 and operates as a collaboration between Wabash General Hospital and the Wabash County Health Department. The project director is Cathy Ruth, MHA, reachable at (618) 263-6186 or cruth@wabashchc.com.

Health center program - project title: wabash community health center NAP applicant name: wabash general hospital district corporate address: 1418 college drive, mount carmel, IL 62863-2638 project director name: cathy ruth, MHA project director phone number: (618) 263-6186 project director