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The Greater Prince William Community Health Center will celebrate National Health Center Week with free health screenings, patient education, tours and children’s activities from August 7 to 9, 9am-3pm each day. The three-day event—which features the Sentara Digital Mobile Mammography Van, INOVA Diabetes Nutrition Counseling, LabCorp health screenings, Medicaid enrollment, and free car seats for qualifying patients—will be held at the Center at 4379 Ridgewood Center Drive in Woodbridge.
This year’s theme for National Health Center Week, “Powering Healthier Communities,” illustrates the impact community health centers are having in providing access to health care for all area residents regardless of age, income or insurance status. The Health Center welcomes the entire Prince William community—including Medicaid, Medicare and insurance patients—to its 2012 National Health Center Week celebration.
“National Health Center Week recognizes our role in providing access to integrated and coordinated health care for everyone in our community,” said Health Center Executive Director Frank J. Principi. “We work every day to prevent and manage illnesses like diabetes, hypertension, asthma, heart disease, dental disease and depression that affect families throughout our community. We also provide innovative programs, like our CenteringPregnancy® program for prenatal care, to ensure that we address comprehensive health needs. We encourage Prince William area residents to visit us during National Health Center Week and experience our approach to health care firsthand.”
Partners of the Health Center’s National Health Center Week activities include: the Virginia Health Care Foundation, Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, Potomac Health Foundation, Amerigroup, LabCorp, Inova Health System, Northern Virginia Family Service, Lake Ridge Lions Club, BB&T, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Prince William County/Manassas. All activities are free and open to the public.
For information about National Health Center Week activities, call 703.680.7950, Extension 123; visit GPWHealthCenter.org; or like the “Greater Prince William Community Health Center” Facebook page. The Health Center is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that provides primary, prenatal, dental, and behavioral health services under one roof for the whole family.
Prenatal Practice Honored for Innovation
Virginia Business
June 07, 2012 5:34 PM
Five Virginia companies on Thursday received awards recognizing innovation in health care.
The companies were selected from 21 finalists in five categories in the 2012 Virginia Healthcare Innovators Awards.
The winners were:
Employee health: Genworth Financial Corp., based in Richmond, for its employee wellness program.
Health information technology: MedVirginia, Richmond, for its leadership in health information exchange.
Medical device or product: Diffusion Pharmaceuticals LLC, Charlottesville, for its development of a drug to aid the use of radiation and chemotherapy to treat cancer.
Patient care (organizations 250 or fewer employees ): Richmond Ambulance Authority, for its quick response time and high patient survival rate.
Patient care (more than 250 employees): August Health, Fishersville, for its achievements in patient care using evidence-based order sets.
Other finalists included:
Employee health: Bon Secours Richmond Health System, Ferguson Enterprises, Halifax Regional Health System, HCA Virginia Health System and Washington and Lee University.
Health information technology: Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States, Lift Caregiving, VCU Department of Family Medicine and Virginia HIT.
Medical product or device: CW Optics Inc., PocketSonics Inc., Synthonics Inc. and Tau Therapeutics LLC.
Patient care (250 employees or fewer): C-Health PC, Greater Prince William Community Health Center, Mirixa Corp. and Virginia Women’s Center.
Patient care (more than 250 employees): Carilion Clinic Physicians, Health Diagnostics Laboratory Inc. Riverside Emergency and Trauma Center, and Valley Health System.
The awards were presented during the Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s Virginia Health Care Conference in Richmond.
McGuireWoods LLP and Virginia Capital Partners are the primary sponsors of the awards.
Health Center Provides New Option for Prenatal Care
PotomacLocal.com
December 16, 2011
Pregnant women in the Potomac Communities
with similar due dates have a new option for prenatal care.
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Connolly Honored for Community Health Center Outreach
The Washington Post
September 7, 2011
The National
Association of Community Health Centers honored Rep. Gerry Connolly on
Tuesday for his support of community health facilities across the state.
Connolly (D-Va.) received the award at the Greater Prince William
Community Health Center, where he was surrounded by about 40 representatives
from various nonprofits and health and wellness organizations.
“Gerry has been a real advocate for working families here in Prince William,”
said Frank Principi, the health center’s executive director and a Prince William
supervisor. “We are privileged to recognize his efforts on behalf of the many
families and individuals who now have access to affordable, quality health care
in their own community.”
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Free Mammograms Given
PotomacLocal.com
August 29, 2011
Woodbridge, VA - It's National Community Health Center Week and residents cam out for free mammogram screenings.
The University of Virginia Mobile Clinic parked outside the Greater Prince William Community Health Center on Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge where the breast cancer screenings were conducted.
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Health Center Hires Behavioral Health Director
LakeRidge-OccoquanPatch
June 13, 2011
In a world where finding good health care is complicated, time-consuming, and expensive, the staff at the Greater Prince William Community Health Center hope to simplify things.
With the recent hiring of Dr. Yorvska Salazar, the new behavioral health director for the center, executive director Frank Principi hopes to make the center into a one-stop health care option.
“We’re trying to provide a health care home,” Principi said. “We know transportation, fees, and daycare [can be] barriers.”
The center offers primary, prenatal, dental, and behavioral care on site, and partners with specialists to enable patients to quickly find other services that they might need, such as a podiatrist or a radiologist.
“We’re treating the whole person, not just the physical needs,” Salazar said. “People are whole - we’re not divided into different parts.”
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Suicide Prevention and Support Resources Available in the Community
By Lauren Jost
Woodbridge Patch
October 27, 2010
In the wake of three teenage suicides in the span of 10 days in Prince William County, many parents and families may be asking what they can do to help and what resources are available to the community.
For those interested in paying their respects to Kirsten Adler, friends and members of the community on Facebook are commemorating the Woodbridge High School junior through the group "R.I.P. Kirsten Adler."
While Woodbridge Senior High School is making voluntary group and individual counseling available throughout this week there are other alternatives available in the community.
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Health Center Featured in Woodbridge Patch
By Kathy Bentz
October 26, 2010
Your toddler has a fever and a cough.
Your husband's toothache is back…again.You have been trying for a while and think you might finally be pregnant. Your Mom seems really depressed since her diagnosis with diabetes.
If that's what you woke up to this morning, you probably dread the idea of making multiple appointments with different doctors at several locations. The Greater Prince William Community Health Center offers a unique approach as a one-stop "medical home" for Prince William area residents.
A non-profit 501(c) (3) organization, the Health Center provides primary care, prenatal services, dentistry and counseling in a single location off the Prince William Parkway near Old Bridge Road. The Health Center serves patients of all ages; accepts all private insurance, Medicaid and Medicare; and offers discounted pricing for those without insurance.
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Expansion: Community Health Center Grows, Adds Services
By Aileen Streng
News & Messenger
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Those with little or no health insurance are much closer to having a one-stop shop for medical care.
The Greater Prince William Community Health Center now provides primary care to about 6,000 residents.
This week it added prenatal care and in April it will double the size of the facility - from 7,000 to 14,000 square feet - and add dental and mental health services.
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Stimulus Put to Good Use at Health Center
By Robert McCartney
Washington Post Metro Columnist
Sunday, February 21, 2010
If you're curious about whether last year's mammoth federal stimulus package did any good, I suggest you visit the neighborhood medical clinic tucked in the back of a low-rise office building just off the Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge.
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Record Number of Uninsured at VA Community Health Centers
Public News Service-VA
February 19, 2010
RICHMOND, Virg. - While the battle rages on over health care reform in Washington, Virginia's community health centers are trying to stay ahead of a surge in patient demand, according to the association representing them. 78,000 new patients sought care at Virginia's centers in 2009, while 54 percent of them were uninsured and choosing the centers for their primary care, according to Rick Shinn, director of public affairs for the Virginia Community Healthcare Association,
"We're seeing more and more people who have lost their jobs, who have lost their insurance, who are turning to the community health centers for services they used to be able to afford."
The increase in new patients is causing financial strain, says Shinn. Proposed state budget cuts will harm some centers' ability to provide services, he adds, which could lead to higher costs for Virginia taxpayers.
"People who are uninsured or poor may not get care, particularly those who have chronic disease. This may complicate their illness, leading to increased hospitalizations and increased use of emergency rooms."
More than 100 community health centers throughout the Commonwealth provide health care services to patients regardless of ability to pay. Advocates say this reduces medical costs to the state by providing care to many who would otherwise use emergency rooms for primary care.
Windfall Lets Clinic Expand Space and Services
By Jennifer Buske
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, July 5, 2009
A year ago, the Greater Prince William Community Health Center was strapped for cash and on the brink of closing. Clinic officials were in survival mode, hoping that "Plan B," which was closing the doors indefinitely, never came.
Luckily, they said, it didn't.
Thanks to grants and close to $1.5 million in federal stimulus funds, health center officials are no longer debating how to keep the doors open. Instead, they are discussing hires and marketing strategies as they prepare to open a second wing that will double the facility's size and offer new services to the insured and uninsured in the greater Prince William County area.
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Stimulus Bill Starts Paying Off
Health Care, Police, Schools Get Funds
By Nick Miroff
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, March 8, 2009; Page PW01
Prince William County got a first dose of federal economic stimulus money last week, and officials are readying their wish lists in hopes of more cash medicine.
Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.) announced that he worked with Supervisor Frank J. Principi (D-Woodbridge) to secure $1.1 million in stimulus funds for the Greater Prince William Community Health Center, where Principi serves as executive director. Connolly said an additional $19.1 million in stimulus money has been designated for Prince William schools, and various infrastructure projects are expected to receive millions in the coming weeks. Nearly $530,000 in supplemental law enforcement funding was announced by Connolly's office Friday.
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Health Center to Stay Afloat
By KEITH WALKER
Published: March 2, 2009
The Greater Prince William County Community Health Center can last a while longer with the $1.097 million it will soon receive under the American Recovery Reinvestment Act.
Prince William Supervisor Frank J. Principi, D-Woodbridge, is the executive director of the health center and said the money would give the organization a "new lease on life."
Since then, the organization that served 4,000 patients in 2008 has raised a little more than $1 million in patient revenues and public and private donations, Principi said.
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The Battle to ProvideHealth Care in PWC
Davon Gray
Published: February 16, 2009
If we have nothing in life, we must have our health. There is an endless debate as to whether or not health care should be free, but I am glad that there is a place in Prince William County where the debate is left to politicians while care is provided to those who need it.
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Eight-year-old Marlyn Chacon has her temperature taken as part of a checkup with Sonia Navarro in the Greater Prince William Community Health Center’s Primary Health Care Van at last year’s National Health Center Week celebration. The van will be a part of the Aug. 7-9 event this year as well.
