Louisiana SR 138: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Tuesday, May 27, 2025, as Louisiana Community Health Center Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.

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2025 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 138
BY SENATOR MCMATH
A RESOLUTION
To designate Tuesday, May 27, 2025, as Louisiana Community Health Center Day at the
Louisiana State Capitol and to commend the Louisiana Primary Care Association
and Louisiana's community health centers for their continued commitment to
providing high quality, cost effective health care to underserved communities in
Louisiana.
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Primary Care Association (LPCA) was established in
1982 as a nonprofit organization and the trade association for all the Federally Qualified
Health Centers (FQHCs) throughout Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, this association has been providing primary care services inclusive of
dental and behavioral service to the uninsured and underserved populations throughout the
entire state of Louisiana stressing the importance of healthcare access as the foundation to
building healthcare communities; and
WHEREAS, LPCA is a membership organization of forty-one community health
centers operating over four hundred seventy individual sites and is governed by a six-person
executive committee, a forty-one person board of directors, and staffed by twenty-one
employees committed to the goal of achieving healthcare access to all Louisiana
citizens; and
WHEREAS, these community-based health center sites have delivered care over the
past year to over 503,000 patients with over 2,000,000 visits; and
WHEREAS, through providing innovative and cost-efficient care Louisiana's
community health centers have the ability to maintain the highest standard in quality and
patient satisfaction; and
WHEREAS, this network of providers has a tremendous economic impact in
Louisiana by creating over 8,800 jobs, generating $153 million in tax revenue, and spending
$798 million; and
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SR NO. 138 ENROLLED
WHEREAS, this FQHC model of care delivery has led to $964 million in savings
to the healthcare system and $703 million savings to the Medicaid program as well as
generated $29 million in local, state, and federal tax revenues; and
WHEREAS, the community health centers emphasize wellness and preventative care
and offer screening for cervical and colorectal cancer, weight assessment and screening,
tobacco cessation, and immunizations, as well as placing a special emphasis on
comprehensive care management of chronic diseases; and
WHEREAS, these healthcare facilities are woven deeply into the fabric of their
communities and participate in outreach and communication efforts striving to eliminate the
disparities in care associated with patient race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby designate Tuesday, May 27, 2025, as Louisiana Community Health Center Day
at the Louisiana State Capitol and does hereby commend the Louisiana Primary Care
Association and its community health center members for over forty years of providing care
to Louisiana citizens.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Louisiana Primary Care Association.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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