The District’s HIV clinic was failing. This ‘old, straight white guy’ managed to save it.
Chronicling Whitman-Walker’s successful evolution from an AIDS service organization to a LGBTQ-focused health center
Article from: Washington Post
In the Press
Saving Lives: An interview with Whitman-Walker’s Don Blanchon
Don Blanchon wants to ensure that Whitman-Walker Health remains a crucial lifeline to the LGBTQ community.
Article from: Metro WeeklyWhitman-Walker Health breaks ground on new St. Elizabeths health center in Ward 8
Southeast D.C. facility will be largest Whitman-Walker health center to date, serving up to 15,000 patients.
Article from: Metro WeeklyWhitman-Walker to bring health center to St. E’s campus Article from: Washington Business Journal
Case study: LIZ, a transformative mixed-use project on 14th St. Article from: Washington Business Journal
See Whitman-Walker’s Liz development before it opens on 14th Street Article from: Washington Business Journal
Whitman-Walker Health announces plans for Elizabeth Taylor site
The news broke on the same day that Whitman-Walker held a dedication ceremony for its newly opened health center at 1525 14th St. NW. The new building provides Whitman-Walker with a larger space, and includes a street-level pharmacy, a dental studio, and medical exam rooms.
Article from: Metro WeeklyAs others leave, Whitman-Walker moves to new home on upscale 14th Street
Whitman-Walker, the District’s largest community-based provider of HIV services, cut the ribbon on its new health facility Thursday, between P and Q streets, a few blocks south of its longtime Elizabeth Taylor Medical Center headquarters at 14th and R streets NW.
Article from: Washington PostTotal Health and Wellness for the LGBTQ Community
Opened by Dame Elizabeth Taylor in 1993, the Whitman-Walker Health name carries great significance to LGBTQ communities across the US. In the decades since, Whitman-Walker Health has provided stigma-free healthcare and legal services throughout the AIDS epidemic and beyond.
Article from: Perkins&WillC-Suite Awards: Don Blanchon Article from: Washington Business Journal
ASID Design To Lead Summit: “Steal These Ideas”
For Don Blanchon, it’s all about core values. In his keynote, he talked about how he integrates the values of Whitman-Walker Health into his decisions as executive director.
Article from: Work DesignCaring for Our Community
Caring for our community is our North Star, the beacon for everything we do at Whitman-Walker. Today it lights our path forward during this age of COVID and continued racial inequity–just as it did during the dark days of the AIDS crisis.
Article from: Whitman Walker Impact