ALEXANDRIA, VA-On Tuesday, May 27, The Alexandria City Council approved the release of contingent reserve funds to Alexandria Hospital to support its neonatal and obstetrics units. The funds, amounting to $490,000, will be drawn from the City of Alexandria’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget.

Dr. Rina Bansal, President of Inova Alexandria Hospital, and Melissa Riddy, Director of Government & Community Relations for Inova Health System’s eastern region Melissa Riddy at the Legislative Meeting. They gave a presentation outlining the hospital’s need for the funding, citing increasing unreimbursed costs for treating Medicaid, uninsured, and underinsured patients.

“Nearly one-third of our OB volume consists of Medicaid and underinsured/uninsured patients,” Riddy said.

In 2024, 1,727 Medicaid, underins

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