Mobile County Health Department’s Family Health receives grant for clinical improvements

 

MOBILE, Ala. -- The Mobile County Health Department’s Family Health clinics received a grant award for $27,768 for demonstrating clinical quality improvement within its primary care division. It was the largest such improvement grant, slated for fiscal year 2015, in Mobile County, according to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

“We are pleased our medical providers and health care staff continue to improve the quality primary care they offer to thousands of patients across Mobile County,” said Dr. Bernard Eichold, health officer for Mobile County.

More information about the grants is available on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website at www.hhs.gov.

About Family Health: In 1979, the Mobile County Health Department launched its primary care division as a way to provide quality health care in areas where the needs are the greatest in Mobile County. Thirty-five years later, a new name and logo were launched to reflect Family Care’s continuous commitment to providing healthcare for all generations. In 2014, more than 40,000 patients visited Family Health’s nine primary care sites within the county.