WASHINGTON The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) informed Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) that the Blackstone Community Health Center of Pawtucket will receive $805,542 to help low-income Rhode Islanders, including many without health insurance, obtain comprehensive primary health care services.The Health Center Grant will enable Blackstone Valley Community Health Center to continue to provide medical, dental, and mental health services to residents in the lower Blackstone Valley. Reed stated, We need to ensure that when people get sick, they have access to health care. The Blackstone Valley Community Health Center does an excellent job providing those services to Rhode Islanders who have limited or no access to health care, and I am happy to see it receive this important funding. The Blackstone Valley Community Health Center is a nonprofit, stand-alone community health center with a consumer-driven board of directors. The Center serves 11,000 people in the lower Blackstone Valley, including Pawtucket and Central Falls. The grant is funded through the HHS' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center program.Health centers deliver preventive and primary care services to patients regardless of their ability to pay. Charges for health care services are set according to income.