Gracelight Community Health Receives $187K Grant from Direct Relief and Abbott Laboratories to Setup and Provide Series of COVID-19 Testing LOS ANGELES, August 19, 2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the national and local economy to a halt, with the only hope of less people impacted by the dangerous virus. As part of the efforts to identify and isolate new COVID-19 cases, Gracelight Community Health (QHC) is happy to announce they were the recipient of a $187,500 grant from Direct Relief and Abbott Laboratories to perform COVID-19 testing. “The COVID-19 virus has forced much of Los Angeles and the
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Monthly Archives August 2020
New Gracelight Community Health Physicians are ‘Elevating the Safety Net’
Over 3 million people in Los Angeles County are Medi-Cal eligible and uninsured—almost 30% of the state’s entire Medi-Cal population.* Often concentrated in low-income communities, these groups are especially vulnerable to the growing shortage of physicians that make accessing quality health care a struggle. The shortage of providers in Los Angeles County is projected to reach 8,800 by 2030. Gracelight Community Health (QHC) is dedicated to curbing this looming crisis, which is why QHC is so fortunate to have been awarded five grants through L.A. Care Health Plan’s Elevating the Safety Net initiative. Launched in 2018, this initiative provides funding
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