H 8570

2026 -- H 8570
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  STATE  OF  RHODE  ISLAND
  IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
  JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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  HOUSE RESOLUTION
 PROCLAIMING MAY 22, 2026, AS "RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
  DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
  Introduced By: Representatives Giraldo, Blazejewski, Kazarian, Chippendale, Voas,
  Stewart, Alzate, Potter, Diaz, and Kislak
  Date Introduced: May 21, 2026
  Referred To: House read and passed
1WHEREAS, For over fifty years, Rhode Island’s Community Health Centers have
2 provided high-quality, affordable, and comprehensive primary medical, dental, and behavioral
3 healthcare to residents across the State; and
4WHEREAS, Qualified Rhode Island Community Health Centers provide care to more
5 than 200,000 Rhode Islanders annually, regardless of a person’s age, insurance status, or ability to
6 pay; and
7WHEREAS, In addition, some Centers offer language interpretation and translation, as
8 well as transportation and case management; and
9WHEREAS, Community Health Centers employ more than 2,000 physicians, nurse
10 practitioners, physician assistants, dentists, behavioral health providers, and support staff; and
11WHEREAS, Rhode Island's Community Health Centers create and support more than
12 3,000 jobs and generate more than $540 million in total economic activity; and
13WHEREAS, The eight Community Health Centers providing services in all five Rhode
14 Island counties are:
15• Blackstone Valley Community Health Care, Inc.;
16• East Bay Community Action Program;
17• Providence Community Health Centers;
18• Thundermist Health Center;
19• Comprehensive Community Action Program;
1• Tri-Town Community Action Agency;
2• WellOne Primary Medical & Dental Care; and
3• Wood River Health; and
4WHEREAS, Community Health Centers are governed by patient-majority boards,
5 ensuring the health centers hear and meet the needs of the patients and communities they serve;
6 and
7WHEREAS, May 22, 2026, is a day to celebrate the legacy of Rhode Island’s
8 Community Health Centers, and their vital role in shaping the past, present, and future of Rhode
9 Island’s healthcare system; now, therefore be it
10RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby
11 proclaims May 22, 2026, as “Rhode Island Community Health Center Day”; and be it further
12RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to
13 transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Blackstone Valley Community Health Care,
14 Inc., East Bay Community Action Program, Providence Community Health Centers, Thundermist
15 Health Center, Comprehensive Community Action Program, Tri-Town Community Action
16 Agency, WellOne Primary Medical & Dental Care, and Wood River Health.
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