Funding delays have pushed several community health centers nationwide to close or cut back on staff, citing issues accessing federal funding.
The financial problems, the centers say, appear to stem from last week’s temporary domestic funding grant freeze and the implementation of new executive orders.
“We will do everything we can to keep our patients from experiencing the effects of the federal funding freeze, as it pertains to the delivery of health care,” said Erin Trapp, CEO of La Pine Community Health Center in La Pine, Ore., which has had to reduce its workforce because of the funding pause. “We believe this will be a temporary change and plan to restore our workforce soon.”
