Congressman Sherman Celebrates Dedication of Women and Children's Patient Wing at El Proyecto del Barrio

Winnetka, CA – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) joined community leaders to celebrate the dedication of a new patient wing at El Proyecto del Barrio’s Family Health Care Clinic in Winnetka. Sherman secured federal funds for the patient wing expansion and to acquire the latest medical equipment for the exam rooms.

“Each and every day, hundreds of patients visit El Proyecto del Barrio’s Family Health Care Clinic in Winnetka to receive quality health and medical services,” said Congressman Sherman. “Without these services, women, children and families would not have accessible and affordable health care in their community.”

“We thank Congressman Sherman for his longstanding support of our organization and the communities we serve,” said Corinne Sanchez, President and CEO of El Proyecto del Barrio. “His support in securing federal funds to expand our programs and services has provided health care to thousands of patients in the west San Fernando Valley.

The new patient wing at the Winnetka Family Health Care Clinic features sixteen state-of-the-art Pediatrics and Obstetrics exam rooms, which will increase the capacity of the clinic by nearly 75 percent. The new exam rooms will enable the medical staff to serve an additional 9,000 patients each year.

Last year, El Proyecto del Barrio totaled nearly 60,000 medical visits at the Winnetka Clinic, with an increase of 1,200 visits per month in 2012 since the opening of the new patient wing. El Proyecto del Barrio has also hired 36 additional medical and administrative employees for the clinic expansion.

Congressman Sherman has also secured federal funds to construct a dental wing and additional exam rooms at the Winnetka Family Health Care Clinic, as well as the installation of an electronic medical records system.

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