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BOOK 66 u", 33 <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Lyons, SECONDED by Com- <br />missioner Bowman, the Board unanimously accepted _ <br />Attorney Wilson's recommendation as above. <br />FLORIDA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS - GRANT APPLICATION <br />Commissioner Lyons reviewed letter received from Florida <br />Community Health Centers: <br />_ FLORIDA COMMUNITY <br />E `��: HEALTH CENTERSINC. <br />CF, l , <br />n• 3500 FORTY-FIFTH STREET, SUITE 12 <br />WEST PALM BEACH. FLORIDA 33407-1810 <br />�0�11 � E:(305) 684-0600 <br />NOV I S86 <br />Clewiston Community ������® <br />Health Center <br />302 Second Street WARD COUNTY <br />Clewiston Florida 33440 <br />8131 983-7813 ,� COMMISSIONERS <br />1..� <br />ndiantown Community <br />Health Center <br />950 First Street <br />Indiantown. Florida 33456 <br />(305) 597.3597 <br />Edna Pearce Lockett <br />Medical Center <br />305 N W Fifth Street <br />Okeechobee. Florida 33472 <br />(813)763-7481 <br />=t. Pierce Community <br />Health Center <br />609 N Seventh Street <br />Ft Pierce Florida 33450 <br />(305) 461-1402 <br />October 27, 1986- <br />52 <br />986 <br />Board of Ccamiissioners <br />1840 25th Street <br />Vero Beach, Florida 33492 <br />Dear Sir: <br />O <br />OFFICERS <br />Pauline Lockett <br />President <br />Ernesto Urbina <br />Vice President <br />Lynn Fletcher, R.N.. B.A. <br />Secretary <br />Lois Page <br />Treasurer <br />Ed Brown — — <br />Executive Director <br />In the face of economic crisis and reduced public funding, <br />Florida Ccmmmity Health Centers, Inc. still endeavors to meet the <br />basic health needs of the migrant and seasonal farmworkers, <br />indigent, and elderly that constitute most of the population in the <br />medically underserved rural ccimnunities we serve. As we prepare our <br />annual Public Health Service- (PHS) Grant Application, we seek to <br />demonstrate the support of Florida leaders who share our commitment. <br />This is why I am writing at this time to ask for your <br />expression of support, which can be done by writing a letter <br />indicating your recognition of the health needs of the people in our <br />service areas, together with your support of our 1987 Grant <br />Application. PHS has requested us to include such letters of <br />support with our Grant Application. <br />Our primary health care centers, located in Clewiston, <br />Indiantown, Okeechobee, and Ft. Pierce served approximately 44,000 <br />low income/indigent residents and migrants in Glades, Hendry, Indian <br />River, Martin, Okeechobee, Western Palm Beach, and St. Lucie Counties <br />during 1985-86. Despite growing pressures of inflation and <br />increasing numbers of needy persons, our PHS Federal grant request <br />is sure to be reduced again in 1987, as it was this year. Patients <br />will be required to shoulder a greater portion of the cost burden <br />through out-of-pocket fees. <br />I have enclosed for your information a synopsis describing our <br />organization. <br />52 <br />