HSS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced August 9th that La Red Health Center in Georgetown, Delaware is one of only 67 health centers across the country to receive New Access Point funding. Over $270,000 in new funding will be used for their Seaford, Delaware location. La Red opened their Seaford site during National Health Center Week in August, 2010.

The new satellite facility will serve an estimated 4500 unduplicated users who will at full capacity generate over 10,000 visits per year. Primary care, preventive, and mental/behavioral health services will be provided by a 3.6 FTE provider team. Prenatal and oral health services will be provided at the main organizational campus. Transportation services will be provided between service sites. The New Access Point will also coordinate outreach, case management and primary care service delivery for Sussex County’s homeless population - a special population of marginally homeless (“doubled up” family home sharing), prisoner re-entrants, and shelter inhabitants.