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Organizations provide primary health services and home visits, among other assistance

Guaynabo, PUERTO RICO — Juan Abreu is a patient of the Patillas Primary Health Services Center (CSPS, in Spanish). Abreu has a condition that prevents him from walking and the Center offers him medical services through its home visit program.

Mildred Morel Ortiz, executive director of the CSPS, said that the patient and family support the services of the institution, which includes a health education program that they broadcast on the radio.

“He is the first to call, where he communicates that he likes the program and how happy he is with the center, his doctor and nurse.” “Our wish is that God grants him years of life. He cannot move, but he can communicate his feelings and opinions,” said Morel Ortiz.

CSPS is one of several healthcare facilities serving communities in the southern region that were recently repaired with nearly $345,000 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds to address damages caused by Hurricane María.

“Health is vital to all aspects of our society and it’s part of Puerto Rico’s comprehensive recovery plan. Being able to have health centers that adequately serve the population in repaired facilities and in optimal conditions is part of our mission at FEMA,” said Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator José G. Baquero.

The CSPS received nearly $103,000 to repair its centers in

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