Southwest Health Center is moving back to its original location in a brand-new space at 850 Delaware Ave., SW, Washington, DC!

Your care is our priority. We strive to provide you with accessible, safe and quality care for evaluation and testing for COVID-19. As we continue to confront the COVID-19 pandemic, our goal is to provide enough time to safely take care of each patient’s needs.

Nearly one year after the first case of COVID-19 was identified in the U.S., nine months into drastic changes to our living and working conditions, and after reaching more than 19 million confirmed cases across the country, we have witnessed a tremendous scientific breakthrough with the development of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.

To continue to serve our patients and the community, Unity’s Minnesota Avenue Health Center will move a few doors down from its current location to 3946 Minnesota Ave, NE, Washington, DC. With the support of our patients, the new health center will open for services on December 24, 2020. 

When Health Care for the Homeless Project (HCHP) was founded in 1985, co-founder Dr. Janelle Goetcheus, said, "We must go where the homeless are – in the shelters, on the streets, and under bridges." For 35 years, this vision has inspired Unity Health Care in our mission to meet the health care needs of the most vulnerable members of our society where they are, regardless of their ability to pay, and this vision will continue to guide efforts to strengthen our outreach in the years to come.

Unity Health Care (Unity) is proudly celebrating 35 years of providing primary, specialty, and behavioral health care services to DC residents. Since our start in a small room of a local shelter as Health Care for the Homeless Project, we have been committed to delivering compassionate care to the District’s most vulnerable.

Willie Payden first started going for care at Unity when he was a teenager. Now 63, he values all it has done for him and believes it’s greatly changed his life for the better.

As we continue to recognize our 35th anniversary, this National Health Center Week carries especially significant meaning. Community health centers all over the country have been on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic response since early March, and our work to provide care to our patients and community continues to be more vital now than ever.

America has been reawakened to its lack of awareness that many in our communities are deprived of basic Human Rights.

Social determinants of health such as access to food, safe and reliable housing, transportation, and the environments in which we live and work, contribute significantly to overall health.

The senseless murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Aubery, and countless others illuminate long-standing issues of racism, racial inequality, and discrimination in this country.

Unity Health Care (Unity) announced an infusion of $ 50,000.00 in emergency grant funding from the medical aid organization Direct Relief, in partnership with the National Association of Community Health Centers.

To further meet the urgent needs of the community and the District, Unity Health Care (Unity) is expanding COVID-19 testing with a focus on identifying new cases to help reduce further spread of the virus.

Unity Health Care (Unity) is partnering with the District of Columbia Department of Human Services (DHS) to provide coronavirus (COVID-19) medical assessments and outpatient care to individuals experiencing homelessness at designated Isolation and Quarantine (ISAQ) and Pandemic Emergency Program for Highly Vulnerable Populations (PEPV) sites.

Dear valued supporters, patients and members of our community, to reassure you that Unity Health Care leadership and clinical staff are closely monitoring all developments related to the coronavirus. For 35 years, Unity has been a provider of quality and compassionate health care to individuals of all ages throughout the District, and we will continue to do so as this situation evolves.

Unity has implemented universal screenings at our health center locations as a precautionary response, and our healthcare teams have been trained on the proper use of personal protective equipment to limit possible exposure.

Each year, roughly 10,000 Unity patients experience homelessness. As we continue to closely monitor COVID-19 developments in our area, we are actively working with Homeless Services providers (e.g. shelters, day centers) throughout the District to ensure individuals experiencing homelessness have access to medical care and preventative education.

Unity Health Care (Unity) celebrated the legacy of Dr. Janelle Goetcheus, Founder and Chief Medical Officer Emeritus of Unity, at a ceremonial event held at the new East of the River Health Center. During the event, Councilmember Vincent Gray (Ward 7) provided remarks, and Darby Hickey honored Dr. Goetcheus with a DC Council resolution on behalf of Councilmember At-Large David Grosso and the entire DC Council.

Unity Health Care (Unity) will host its annual Capital City Soirée at the Howard Theatre to celebrate the staff, partners, and donors who contribute to Unity’s longstanding history addressing the health care needs of DC residents with compassion and care.

After a lengthy national search, Unity Health Care (Unity) is pleased to announce the hiring of Jessica Henderson Boyd, MD, as its new Chief Medical Officer (CMO) effective November 18, 2019. Dr. Boyd comes to Unity with a wealth of leadership experience in the delivery of health care to medically underserved communities and will be a tremendous asset to furthering the mission of providing compassionate and comprehensive care to patients and residents.