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The deteriorating state of the economy will force Whitman-Walker Clinic to close or outsource some programs and lay off up to 45 employees by the end of the first quarter of 2009. A combination of declining revenues and an increase in new patients coming to the clinic for uncompensated health care led Whitman-Walker to take action. Many new patients lost their jobs and no longer have either the income or the health coverage to pay for care they need. Whitman-Walker Clinic of Northern Virginia will close by the end of the first quarter of 2009. All patients have the option to transition to the Elizabeth Taylor Medical Center or Max Robinson Center. The Bridge Back program, a residential addictions treatment program, will also close by the end of the first quarter of 2009. Current patients whose course of treatment will end on or before Feb. 28 will be allowed to complete the program before it's closed. Other patients will be transitioned to other treatment programs in the community. While up to 20 administrative positions will be eliminated, some additional positions to generate revenue or to improve efficiency of operations will be created. The clinic expanded their grant requests to include more health care areas such as primary care and chronic disease management.
The deteriorating state of the economy will force Whitman-Walker Clinic to close or outsource some programs and lay off up to 45 employees by the end of the first quarter of 2009. A combination of declining revenues and an increase in new patients coming to the clinic for uncompensated health care led Whitman-Walker to take action. Many new patients lost their jobs and no longer have either the income or the health coverage to pay for care they need. Whitman-Walker Clinic of Northern Virginia will close by the end of the first quarter of 2009. All patients have the option to transition to the Elizabeth Taylor Medical Center or Max Robinson Center. The Bridge Back program, a residential addictions treatment program, will also close by the end of the first quarter of 2009. Current patients whose course of treatment will end on or before Feb. 28 will be allowed to complete the program before it's closed. Other patients will be transitioned to other treatment programs in the community. While up to 20 administrative positions will be eliminated, some additional positions to generate revenue or to improve efficiency of operations will be created. The clinic expanded their grant requests to include more health care areas such as primary care and chronic disease management.
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