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Washington Blade - August 26, 2005
Eartha Jane Melzer
Whitman-Walker provides health care services to those affected by HIV/AIDS.
On June 1, Whitman-Walker announced that it would close its Arlington site by Oct. 1 as part of a restructuring plan forced by an ongoing financial crisis.
Under the new agreement, which was announced by Clinic and government officials at a meeting on Aug. 24, the jurisdictions will contribute a maximum of $590,000 in one-time funding to Whitman-Walker. This should cover 75 percent of the Clinic's estimated $800,000 budget shortfall, officials said.
Mills said that the agreement was facilitated by a task force formed by the Clinic in response to concerns from Northern Virginia officials who wanted to ensure continuity of care for the Clinic's patients.
Part of the agreement requires the Clinic to aggressively seek funds for its Virginia site.
"Working regionally with a common goal, we were able to ensure ongoing services in a way that meets today's needs and those of the future," said Jay Fisette, gay chair of the Arlington County board and former director of Whitman-Walker's Northern Virginia site.
Fisette co-chaired the task force with Roberta Geidner-Antoniotti, the interim director for the Whitman-Walker Clinic.
Whitman-Walker Clinic established its Northern Virginia office in 1988. In the last year the clinic treated 1,390 clients at its Northern Virginia office. The majority of this clinic's clients have incomes below $12,000 per year.
Whitman-Walker's suburban Maryland clinic is still scheduled to close on Oct. 1 as part of the Clinic's restructuring plan.
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