Overview
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Whitman-Walker Clinic was established in
1978 to provide health care services to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and
transgender community. The Clinic was an outgrowth of the Washington Free
Clinics Gay Mens STD Clinic which opened in 1973.
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Today, the Clinic provides health care and
social support services to thousands of people in our community with specialty
care for those living with HIV/AIDS. Additionally, it continues the heritage of
providing sensitive and compassionate health and support services to the LGBT
community.
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In 2007, Whitman-Walker Clinic served more
than 13,000 individual clients.
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Whitman-Walker Clinic has a staff of more
than 200 and an annual operating budget for financial year 2008 in excess of $20
million.
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In addition to its main facility in
Northwest Washington, the Clinic has two regional centers that serve people
living in Northern Virginia and east of the
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The Clinic has approximately 800
volunteers who serve in a variety of areas, donating tens of thousands of hours
a year valued at millions of dollars.
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The HIV/AIDS service areas at
Whitman-Walker Clinic include:
Comprehensive outpatient medical services,
including dental care.
At-cost HIV/AIDS-related medications
provided through an on-site pharmacy that filled more than 32,000 prescriptions
in 2007.
Nutritional assistance provided through a
food bank that distributed more than 6,700 bags of groceries in 2007.
Legal support, including entitlements
assistance, estate planning, discrimination litigation and more.
Case management services for more than 1,300
clients.
Behavioral health care services providing
mental health, addiction and day treatment.
More than 13,000 anonymous and
confidential HIV tests and counseling services annually.