Health coverage provider Centene and Austin, Texas-based Superior HealthPlan invested $7.9 million to build a community center in Uvalde, Texas, that will provide primary care, behavioral health and other specialty care services.
Centene and Superior have partnered with Community Health Development, a federally qualified health center, to plan the facility, according to a Dec. 5 news release from Centene.
The center will provide primary medical care, behavioral health services, college and job preparation training for students and other services to the community. It will also feature a tranquility garden to honor victims of the tragedy that took place in May.
"Six days after the horrific tragedy at the Robb Elementary School, Centene and Superior met with [Community Health Development] and local leaders to understand how we could best support Uvalde in what will necessarily be a long-term recovery," Sarah London, CEO of Centene, said in the release. "As that process continues, expanding the resources available to the entire community for physical, mental and emotional health is an important step forward."
The center is projected for completion in late 2024.