New River Valley, VA – The Community Health Center of the New River Valley (CHCNRV) recently reported that they have been recognized with five awards from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), including the Gold Leader in Health Center Quality status. This award highlights the clinical quality efforts of CHCNRV as being in the top ten percent of Federally Qualified Health Centers and similar entities.
The press release states that “the awards, which are based on calendar year 2022 data include:
- Health Center Quality Leader indicating best overall clinical quality measure performance among all health centers nationally.
- Access Enhancer recognizes the total number of patients and the patients who receive at least one comprehensive service.
- Advancing Health Access Enhancer Technology for Quality and Advancing Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) for integrating high levels of technology to enhance patient care and access.
- Health Disparities Reducer for improvements in areas such as low birth weight, hypertension control, and/or uncontrolled diabetes and/or meeting benchmarks for all racial/ethnic groups served.”
The criteria for badge recognition can be found here.
Read the press release from CHCNRV here.
Onward NRV: Onward NRV is a public/private, regional economic development organization whose mission is to attract and retain world class jobs, investment, and talent in Virginia’s New River Valley. It’s also a movement where leaders from business, government, and higher education work together to promote the economic vitality of the region.
