$8.7 Million Grant To Expand Healthcare Access In Century, Reopen Second Clinic Location

August 13, 2026

Community Health Northwest Florida has been awarded an $8.7 million five-year grant that will be used to improve healthcare in Century, with $3.99 million allocated for the first year.

Community Health with expand service at its existing Industrial Boulevard location in Century for adult primary care and pediatric care. Community Health will also reopen a second location on Church Street in Century (the former Century Pediatrics location) for services including women’s health, behavioral health and psychiatry, and treatment for opioid use disorder.

“This is truly a transformational opportunity for every rural patient in Northwest Florida,” said Chandra Smiley, CEO of Community Health Northwest Florida and chair of the Northwest Florida Health Council Board of Directors. “We will be able to provide care closer to where our patients live, and also help keep them out of emergency rooms. It will improve lives, save lives, and save money in the process.”

The Rural Health Transformation Program grant was awarded by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration and the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to bring transformative care to the most rural parts of Northwest Florida.

The Community Health Northwest Florida location on Industrial Boulevard in Century opened in August 2019. Century Pediatrics moved from Church Street into the Industrial Boulevard location in July 2025.

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