About the Virginia Health Care Foundation

The Virginia Health Care Foundation is one of the key elements of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s strategy to buttress local primary care delivery systems and strengthen the health safety net.

VHCF was initiated in 1992 by the Virginia General Assembly and its Joint Commission on Health Care to promote and fund innovative public-private partnerships that increase access to primary care for Virginia's uninsured and medically underserved.

As a public/private partnership, VHCF combines the flexibility and nimble nature of the private sector with the resources and institutional wherewithal of the public sector. Operating with an entrepreneurial spirit, VHCF works on multiple fronts to increase access to care for Virginia’s uninsured and medically underserved.

To see the kind of difference VHCF is making in the lives of the people of Virginia, watch this video:


Since 1992, VHCF's partnerships and programs have:

Invested nearly $28 million in Virginia's health care safety net, increasing the number of providers from 33 to 194;

Enrolled more than 44,500 children in state-sponsored health insurance;

Made more than 1.7 million patient visits possible;

Obtained over $555 million in free medications for more than 160,600 uninsured Virginians; and

Leveraged an average of $11 in cash, health services, and other in-kind contributions for each dollar expended.

We could not have accomplished this much without the support of Virginia's General Assembly and our many private partners. 

Many challenges remain, however, and VHCF stands ready to tackle them by continuing to build and foster partnerships, solidify proven initiatives and launch new endeavors. Please join us as we continue to give Virginia's uninsured somewhere to turn!
 



At the Heart of Health Care for All

Download VHCF's 2008 Annual Report

The Virginia Health Care Foundation stands in the gap for the one million Virginians without health insurance. 

Often, people only see the organizations we support.  The truth is, we are behind the scenes, always working, building, collaborating and making a difference where it matters most -- at the heart of Virginia's health care safety net.