For Immediate Release
February 28, 2006                

WHITMAN-WALKER CLINIC OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA OFFERING PRIMARY CARE APPOINTMENTS

ARLINGTON, Va. – Whitman-Walker Clinic of Northern Virginia will offer primary medical care starting Monday, March 6.

“This expansion of services is part of the new business model we announced in January to bring the Clinic permanent financial stability,” according to Roberta Geidner-Antoniotti, the Clinic’s interim executive director. “We also want people to know that our Northern Virginia site is not only still open, it is leading the way toward expanding services at all three of our sites.”

Appointments will be available from 9:30 a.m. through 2:30 p.m. on Mondays only for people with Virginia Medicaid or Medicare. People seeking more information can call the NoVa Clinic at (703) 237-4900.

Whitman-Walker Clinic of Northern Virginia is located at 5232 Lee Highway, Arlington, at the corner of George Mason Drive.

Established in 1973, Whitman-Walker Clinic is a non-profit, community-based provider of health care and social services in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Through sites in the District of Columbia and Northern Virginia, the Clinic offers primary medical and dental care; mental health and addictions counseling and treatment; HIV education, prevention and testing; legal services; case management; and a food bank. Whitman-Walker Clinic is committed to meeting the life needs of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community and people living with HIV/AIDS.

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