Virginia Health Care Foundation

“The commonwealth’s contribution of a tiny fraction of the budget to the safety net is one of the best investments we make with our public dollars. Donations to free clinics support more than 14,000 volunteer health care workers, resulting in $6 of care for uninsured and underinsured Virginians for every dollar spent. “The Virginia Health [...]

RICHMOND, Virginia – July 1, 2011 — In an effort to meet the ever-increasing need for health care within the Commonwealth, the Virginia Health Care Foundation (VHCF) announced awards of almost $1.5 million in grants to free clinics, community health centers and other health safety net organizations throughout Virginia.  Due to the lack of substantial [...]

Governor Bob McDonnell joined the Virginia Health Care Foundation in recognizing the contributions of VHCF’s valuable public and private sector partners and the behind the scenes “heroes.” These organizations and individuals work to make medical, dental and mental health care, child health insurance and prescription medications available to Virginia’s uninsured.  Read more about the winners [...]

From bricks and mortar in Harrisonburg to new medical, dental and pharmacy staff at sites statewide, the new grants VHCF awarded in January will help nearly 20 health safety net organizations expand the ability for uninsured and low-income Virginians to get the medical, dental and mental health care they need.  The more than $1 million [...]

VHCF grants to 18 health safety net organizations across the Commonwealth will significantly expand the ability for uninsured and low-income Virginians to get the medical, dental and mental health care they need. Funding also will enable more uninsured Virginia children to enroll in Virginia’s state-sponsored health insurance programs.

Three new trustees have been elected to the VHCF Board, each serving for a three-year term effective July 1, 2010.

Responding to the record-breaking numbers of uninsured patients seeking medical attention from Virginia’s already burdened health safety net providers, the Virginia Health Care Foundation (VHCF) announced immediate relief in the form of grants totaling $1,025,000 to 14 health safety net organizations across the state.