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The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation commits $2.3 million dollars to Unity Health Care to establish a critically needed mental health fellowship program.
The program will work to build the next generation of mental health clinicians needed to serve the District’s most vulnerable populations To assuage the shortage of mental health clinicians desperately needed in under-resourced communities, The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation has committed $2.3 million dollars over 2 years to Unity Health Care to establish The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation Behavioral Health Development Fund.Full story: The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation commits $2.3 million dollars to Unity Health Care to establish a critically needed mental health fellowship program. -
Unity Health Care announces new Chief Medical Officer Dr. Cox-Batson and four new board members
After a national search, Unity Health Care welcomes Dr. Stephanie Cox-Baston as its new Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Cox-Batson joins Unity Health Care from Chicago’s Near North Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center, where she also served as Chief Medical Officer. “I am excited and humbled to have been chosen as Unity Health's next Chief Medical Officer.Full story: Unity Health Care announces new Chief Medical Officer Dr. Cox-Batson and four new board members -
Unity Health Care Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
Unity believes that healthcare is a human right, and the autonomy over one’s body is integral to living a life with dignity. We take immense pride in partnering with our patients to help them make informed decisions about their health and the services they feel are right for them. Ending the constitutional right to abortion care will fall hardest on the populations that Unity serves, including those who already face significant barriers to health care, increased rates of infant and maternal mortality, and other adverse health risks.Full story: Unity Health Care Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade -
UNITY HEALTH CARE APPOINTS DR. JESSICA HENDERSON BOYD AS NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO
The Unity Health Care (Unity) Board of Directors announced the appointment of Dr. Jessica Henderson Boyd to the position of President and CEO effective January 1, 2022.Full story: UNITY HEALTH CARE APPOINTS DR. JESSICA HENDERSON BOYD AS NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO -
Vice President Kamala Harris Highlights Build Back Better Agenda in Visit to Unity Health Care's (Unity) Brentwood Health Center
Today, Vice President Kamala Harris delivered remarks on the Build Back Better Agenda legislation that aims to lower health care costs and expand access to insurance coverage for millions of Americans during a visit to Unity Health Care's (Unity) Brentwood Health Center.Full story: Vice President Kamala Harris Highlights Build Back Better Agenda in Visit to Unity Health Care's (Unity) Brentwood Health Center -
Unity Health Care President and CEO Announces Retirement
Following more than 30 years of dedicated service to Unity Health Care (Unity), President and CEO, Vincent A. Keane, has announced his intent to retire effective December 31, 2021.Full story: Unity Health Care President and CEO Announces Retirement -
Unity Health Care Addressing Health Inequity in COVID-19 Vaccinations
Unity’s Healthcare for Homeless team has vaccinated 1200+ of patients experiencing homelessnessFull story: Unity Health Care Addressing Health Inequity in COVID-19 Vaccinations -
Unity Health Care Partners with Israel Baptist Church to Provide COVID-19 Vaccine
At Unity Health Care, we continue to play a vital role in the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine throughout the District. In December, Brentwood Health Center, located in Northeast Washington, D.C., became one of our distribution sites.Full story: Unity Health Care Partners with Israel Baptist Church to Provide COVID-19 Vaccine -
Unity Health Care Facilitates Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccine Through Distribution Sites
Unity Health Care has been designated as a COVID-19 vaccine distribution partner to support continued COVID-19 vaccination efforts in the DC region and around the country.Full story: Unity Health Care Facilitates Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccine Through Distribution Sites -
Unity Health Care Achieves Accreditation with ACHC For Their Specialty Pharmacies
Unity Health Care (Unity) proudly announces it has achieved accreditation through Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) for the specialty pharmacies at Unity Parkside and Upper Cardozo Health Centers.Full story: Unity Health Care Achieves Accreditation with ACHC For Their Specialty Pharmacies -
Southwest Health Center is moving back to its original location!
Southwest Health Center is moving back to its original location in a brand-new space at 850 Delaware Ave., SW, Washington, DC!Full story: Southwest Health Center is moving back to its original location! -
Assess. Test. Educate
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.Full story: Assess. Test. Educate -
Unity Health Care Designated as COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Site
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.Full story: Unity Health Care Designated as COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Site -
Unity’s Minnesota Avenue Health Center is moving to a new location!
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.Full story: Unity’s Minnesota Avenue Health Center is moving to a new location! -
A Letter from the CEO Celebrating 35 Years of Unity Health Care
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.Full story: A Letter from the CEO Celebrating 35 Years of Unity Health Care -
Unity Health Care Celebrates 35th Anniversary
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.Full story: Unity Health Care Celebrates 35th Anniversary -
Unity Making a Difference in Opioid Addiction
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.Full story: Unity Making a Difference in Opioid Addiction -
Celebrating National Health Center Week 2020
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.Full story: Celebrating National Health Center Week 2020 -
Defenders of Human Rights
America has been reawakened to its lack of awareness that many in our communities are deprived of basic Human Rights.Full story: Defenders of Human Rights -
Addressing Social Determinants of Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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.Full story: Addressing Social Determinants of Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic