Eight School-Based Health Clinics Close in Southwest Virginia as Federal Funding Pressures Mount - Seward Independent

Eight school-based health clinics close in Southwest Virginia as federal funding pressures mount - The Mexico Ledger

Exam gloves in a health clinic. (Photo by Charlotte Rene Woods/Virginia Mercury)Federally Qualified Health Centers in Southwest Virginia have shut down eight school-based health clinics, prompting the Virginia Community Healthcare Association to urge U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, to intervene. The association, which represents FQHCs across the state, sent Griffith a letter Thursday about the closures.  The outreach program had served as an…

Eight school-based health clinics close in Southwest Virginia as federal funding pressures mount - Seward Independent

Exam gloves in a health clinic. (Photo by Charlotte Rene Woods/Virginia Mercury)Federally Qualified Health Centers in Southwest Virginia have shut down eight school-based health clinics, prompting the Virginia Community Healthcare Association to urge U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, to intervene. The association, which represents FQHCs across the state, sent Griffith a letter Thursday about the closures.  The outreach program had served as an…

Eight school-based health clinics close in Southwest Virginia as federal funding pressures mount

Federally Qualified Health Centers in Southwest Virginia have shut down eight school-based health clinics, prompting the Virginia Community Healthcare Association to urge U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, to intervene. The association, which represents FQHCs across the state, sent Griffith a…

Federal program operators closing school clinics in Bristol, Washington, and Smyth counties

A lifeline of medical care for Southwest Virginia students has been shut down. Federally Qualified Health Centers in eight area schools are no longer providing clinical treatment for students. First reported by the Virginia Mercury, the Virginia Community Health Association is asking US Congressman Morgan Griffith, R-VA, to intervene with some school systems just weeks away from the start of the instructional year. They include Virginia High and…

Eight school-based health clinics close in Southwest Virginia as federal funding pressures mount - Hillsboro Sentry Enterprise

Exam gloves in a health clinic. (Photo by Charlotte Rene Woods/Virginia Mercury)Federally Qualified Health Centers in Southwest Virginia have shut down eight school-based health clinics, prompting the Virginia Community Healthcare Association to urge U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, to intervene. The association, which represents FQHCs across the state, sent Griffith a letter Thursday about the closures.  The outreach program had served as an…