CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – Sun Life Family Health Center, Inc. (Sun Life) is among 810 Community Health Centers (CHCs) to receive funding to assist with patient centered medical home (PCMH) model and to ensure more women are screened for cervical cancer.

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the grants, “Our health centers are committed to providing high quality health care services and these grant awards help continue these efforts.”

Sebelius’ announcement continued that these grant awards will provide assistance to health centers as they make the practice changes, such as care coordination and (case) management, and other processes necessary for certification as a Patient Centered Medical Home. The awards will also support health centers’ efforts to increase the percentage of women screened for cervical cancer.

Sun Life will receive $55,000 that will allow the community health center to continue to improve the coordination and quality of care the organization provides to patients.

“Sun Life is a high quality organization and through our development as a patient centered medical home, we are continuing to demonstrate our commitment to quality patient care, quality management and being a total quality care partner in Pinal County,” says Travis J. Robinette, Sun Life’s CEO.

To learn more about Sun Life, visit SunLifeFamilyHealth.org.

Sun Life Family Health Center is Pinal County’s largest primary care provider, with offices in Casa Grande, Eloy, Coolidge, Maricopa, Oracle and San Manuel. The office on Arizola Road in Casa Grande houses management operations, as well as Family Practice, Family Dentistry and Orthodontics, and provides in-house Radiology, Pharmacy and Laboratory.

The Center for Women & Children on Florence Boulevard in Casa Grande offers Women’s Wellness & Maternity Care as well as Pediatric Care. The San Manuel Family office also offers in-house Pharmacy and Pharmacy services.

Behavioral Health services are available at the San Manual office. Sun Life is one of two community health centers in the state receiving accreditation from the Joint Commission, the gold standard of quality in health care.

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