Program areas at Whitman-Walker Health
Medical services: medical services include comprehensive primary care and subspeciality care with expertise in the needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and gender expansive/transgender communities. This care includes: primary care, gynecological care, hiv care, and medical care for transgender people. These services are provided by physicians, nurse practitioners and physicians assistants through a comprehensive and integrated care team. Services are provided at two clinical sites in Washington, dc, the 1525 14th street, nw Health center and the max robinson center in se dc. In 2022, Whitman-Walker Health provided medical services to 11,661 patients through 32,920 medical visits. Whitman-Walker Health executed a long-term lease for a new clinical and research site to provide services to residents historically under-resourced in southeast, dc. During 2022, Whitman-Walker Health invested funds into the construction of this new state of the art facility, which opened in august of 2023.
Behavioral Health: behavioral Health services include comprehensive mental Health care and substance use disorder care including individual and group psychotherapy, psychiatry, and peer support programs. Whitman-Walker Health provides these services through a trauma-informed and harm reduction model and with expertise in the mental Health and substance use disorder needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and gender expansive/transgender communities. Services are provided at two clinical sites in Washington, dc, the 1525 14th street, nw Health center and the max robinson center in se dc.
Pharmacy services: pharmacy services include the provision of medication in accordance with medical prescriptions. Whitman-Walker Health's pharmacy also includes integrated adherence monitoring, support to utilize various insurance programs and patient assistance programs for costs of medications and a sliding fee scale. The pharmacists are certified to provide comprehensive counseling and support to people living with hiv and are part of the integrated Health care teams. Pharmacies are located at the two clinical sites: 1525 14th street, nw Health center and the max robinson center in se dc.
Whitman-Walker Health provides a number
Of programs, including dental,
Sti and hiv prevention, screening and
Treatment,community Health and wellness,
Legal services and care navigation.