National Health Center Week Aug. 5-11
WHAT: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center’s (TTUHSC) Larry Combest Community Health & Wellness Center will celebrate National Health Center Week, Aug. 5-11, with a patient appreciation reception and public tours. In addition, the Lubbock City Council and Mayor Glen Robertson will recognize the Combest Center and formally acknowledge National Health Center Week at 6 p.m. Aug. 9 at City Hall, 1625 13th St.
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday (Aug. 7)
WHERE: 301 40th St.
EVENT: More than 45.7 million Americans have no health insurance coverage, according to the National Association of Community Health Centers. Half of uninsured Americans have no regular source of care.
The Combest Center recently received $5 million to help build, expand and improve the center as part of a series of capital investments that are made available to community health centers under the Affordable Care Act. The Combest Center is one of six health care centers in Texas to receive the full funding amount. The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents authorized the construction of a 10,000-square-foot addition to the existing 6,450-square-foot facility.
The Combest Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center serving Lubbock and the surrounding areas. The nurse-managed center specializes in primary care and management of chronic diseases like diabetes, asthma, hypertension and obesity for all ages. Nurse practitioners, family medicine physicians and pediatricians care for patients.
For more information about the Combest Center, call Michelle Hunter at 743-9393 ext.
231 or email michelle.hunter@ttuhsc.edu.
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