As 2021 comes to a close, HealthWorks for Northern Virginia looks back on a fulfilling year of service to our patients and our community. We are grateful to the many partners and community members who have supported us in so many ways during this second year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our staff and volunteers have provided exceptional care to our patients, showing compassion, professionalism, respect and diligence as we worked together to ensure no interruptions in our provision of comprehensive primary medical, dental care and behavioral health services. Our doors have remained open so that our patients have access to these critical services with as few barriers as possible and are able to utilize them when needed most.
So far this year we have provided 62,140 patient visits -- a 49% increase over last year!
We continue to work with multiple partners to ensure comprehensive health care services are available to those newly arrived in our community, including those from Afghanistan and other countries in the midst of war and upheaval. As we have been providing primary medical and dental care, we have also seen a growing need for our behavioral health services for both children and adults. Our mental health staff is experienced at helping patients who are dealing with loss and trauma and works closely with the other HealthWorks health care providers to ensure our care is integrated and comprehensive. We are very fortunate to be working alongside wonderful community partners who are also providing generous and compassionate support.
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Expanded Services - New Centers Opening in 2022 |
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2022 will be an exciting and busy time for HealthWorks, as we prepare to respond to the need for more services by opening two new centers and a second dental clinic.
In April, through the extremely generous support of Loudoun County and the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation, we will be doubling the size of our current Sterling Center, providing comprehensive primary care. We will continue our strong and successful partnership with Loudoun County Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Developmental Services, ensuring access to a health home for their clients, and will now expand access to care to the community by being open five days per week and seeing patients of all ages.
In the summer, we will open a new health center in Southwest Fairfax County, providing primary medical and behavioral health care. The HealthWorks Sully Center will be located within the newly built Fairfax County Sully Community Center and is made possible by the support of Fairfax County. Located within our health center will be a Fairfax County WIC center and a food pantry managed by Western Fairfax Christian Ministries. The Community Center will also be home to recreation programs and a County Senior Center.
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In mid-summer, we will open our second comprehensive dental clinic which will be co-located with our Herndon Center, where we provide primary medical and behavioral health care. Through very generous support from Fairfax County, the Northern Virginia Health Foundation and an infrastructure grant from the Federal Government, we are looking forward to making this clinic a reality, where children and adults will be able to receive comprehensive dental services.
These centers reflect HealthWorks' commitment to locating our health care services with or very near to other public and private human service programs. Through our long-time co-location and collaboration with the nonprofit Cornerstones’ Connection 4 Hope Partnership in Herndon, we have firsthand seen tremendous benefit from this intentional approach to human service program design and delivery.
These expansions also represent the very strong commitment from our wonderful partners working collaboratively to provide effective and coordinated human service programs to our communities. Through these partnerships we are able to greatly increase access to critical health care services and help individuals and families thrive.
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COVID Vaccinations and Testing |
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For a vaccine appointment at HealthWorks, please call 571-498-9024. |
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HealthWorks continues to provide comprehensive COVID-related services to our communities. Pediatric and adult vaccines are available at all of our centers, as is COVID testing – both are available to our patients and to members of the community at no charge. We have also worked closely with partners to provide COVID vaccinations at community events, such as the Centerville Labor Resource Center and the ADAMS Center.
In Loudoun County, we continue to work very closely with the Loudoun County Health Department, the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties and Inova Health System on a multi-prong and wide-ranging program to increase access to and utilization of COVID vaccination and COVID testing opportunities. We are grateful to all of the partners who are working with us to identify innovative approaches and messages as we collectively get out the word!
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Open Enrollment for the Affordable Care Act Continues through January 15, 2022 |
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HealthWorks provides assistance to our patients and to community members in applying for health insurance through the ACA Marketplace and also in applying for Virginia Medicaid. Our Certified Application Counselors (CACs) are very experienced at navigating these processes and can be very helpful in explaining how health insurance works, since it can be quite complicated. For an appointment with a CAC, please call 703-840-4699. |
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Make a Year-End Donation to HealthWorks Today! |
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Please consider a year-end gift to HealthWorks! With your support, we stand ready to continue to care for the community -- including care for those escaping war and upheaval. We are working hard every day to meet the growing demands of COVID testing, treatment and vaccinations; as well as life-saving, affordable and accessible medical, dental and mental health care services to our 21,000 patients, 96% of whom are very low income and more than half lack any type of health insurance.
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HealthWorks continues to provide COVID testing and COVID vaccinations at no charge. For a COVID testing appointment, please call 703-443-2000 option 1.
For a COVID vaccine appointment, please call 571-498-9024.
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HealthWorks for Northern Virginia provides affordable, comprehensive medical, dental and behavioral health care services to patients of all ages, regardless of income or insurance status - ensuring equitable access to health care for everyone in our community. We are the only health care safety net in Loudoun County for low income, uninsured children and adults age 64 and older. |
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HealthWorks for Northern Virginia is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Federal ID: 20-2379419
Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
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Please forward this email to your family, friends and colleagues who may be interested in learning about HealthWorks and helping to provide access to health care for our uninsured neighbors. |
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