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SPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation to improve assess to health care for uninsured and low-income residents.
The ‘Connecting Consumers to Care’ grant will target services to the local homeless population and Vietnamese residents.
“These residents are often unaware of the services that are available to them,” said Doreen Fadus, executive director of Community Health at Mercy Medical Center. “This grant will assist us in continuing to reach out to members of the community with the most challenging health care needs.”
The grant will support assistance with eligibility, enrollment, primary care provider selection, and post-enrollment services. The money will also be used to provide case management for preventative, medical, and behavioral health services.
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