Virginia Department of Health
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Government
Virginia's HIV funding cuts reach Chesterfield — and where residents can still get help
Virginia cut roughly two-thirds of its Ryan White funding for HIV clinics and case management in 2025, then partially restored $13.2 million this June — but patients are still struggling to keep care and prescriptions on track. In Chesterfield County, where 943 residents were living with HIV as of 2023, that care runs mostly through Richmond-area clinics hit by the cuts. Here's what happened, and where local residents can get help.
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Growth & Development
State approves hospital expansion doubling Chesterfield facilities
Virginia approved $672 million in hospital expansion across three healthcare systems in Chesterfield County, adding 166 beds and doubling the county's hospital capacity by 2030.