Jenna Portnoy

Washington, D.C.

Reporter at The Washington Post

Washington Post reporter covering healthcare in DC, MD & VA. Formerly @starledger @mcall Insta: jennaportnoywp

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Bowser urges action to prevent D.C. Medicaid cuts: ‘This is a real threat’

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Jenna Portnoy

Bowser urges action to prevent D.C. Medicaid cuts: ‘This is a real threat’ (washingtonpost.com) Bowser urges action to prevent D.C. Medicaid cuts: ‘This is a real threat’ By Jenna Portnoy 2025050310002400 Abria Law was born so early, the fragile infant fit in the palm of her mother's hand, and doctors were ready to plan her funeral.
Republican Medicaid cuts could mean ‘Armageddon’ in D.C., official says

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Jenna Portnoy

Republican Medicaid cuts could mean ‘Armageddon’ in D.C., official says (washingtonpost.com) Republican Medicaid cuts could mean ‘Armageddon’ in D.C., official says By Jenna Portnoy 2025043011005200 D.C. Mayor Muriel E.
Virginia expands warning on areas exposed to child with measles

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Jenna Portnoy

Virginia expands warning on areas exposed to child with measles (washingtonpost.com) Virginia expands warning on areas exposed to child with measles By Jenna Portnoy 2025042819471300 Virginia public health officials on Monday released more detail on the areas in local medical facilities where people may have been exposed to a young child with the state's first 2025 case of measles, a highly contagious disease on the rise across the nation.
Residents welcome new hospital in Southeast D.C.: ‘We need this’

4 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Jenna Portnoy

Residents welcome new hospital in Southeast D.C.: ‘We need this’ (washingtonpost.com) Residents welcome new hospital in Southeast D.C.: ‘We need this’ By Jenna Portnoy 2025041521452400 The District's newest hospital, Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center GW Health in Congress Heights, officially opened to patients at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Minutes later the first patient walked in. Then the first ambulance pulled up.
When minutes matter: A community finally gets the trauma center it needs

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Jenna Portnoy |Clarence Williams

When minutes matter: A community finally gets the trauma center it needs (washingtonpost.com) When minutes matter: A community finally gets the trauma center it needs By Jenna Portnoy; Clarence Williams 2025041210000000 Beverly F. Smith was braiding her daughter's hair years ago when her partner punched her in the jaw, breaking it in three places. He called 911, took her children and left her bleeding and alone.
CEO of GWU Hospital leaving days before new hospital opens in D.C.

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Jenna Portnoy

CEO of GWU Hospital leaving days before new hospital opens in D.C. (washingtonpost.com) CEO of GWU Hospital leaving days before new hospital opens in D.C. By Jenna Portnoy 2025040918100800 Kim Russo, the chief executive of D.C.'s George Washington University Hospital, is leaving her position days before a new hospital she helped spearhead opens in an underserved part of the city.
A person with measles traveled in D.C. on Amtrak, officials say - The Boston Globe

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Jenna Portnoy

Washington D.C. public health officials on Tuesday reported that a person with the measles recently traveled within the District while they were contagious after flying in from Minnesota. The individual rode on an Amtrak train on March 19, walked through the concourse at Union Station and went to an urgent care in Adams Morgan a few days later, according to the DC health department, which is warning people of potential exposures.
Una persona con sarampión viajó a Washington DC mientras era contagiosa, dicen las autoridades

1 month ago | infobae.com | Jenna Portnoy

Funcionarios de salud pública de Washington D.C. informaron el martes que una persona con sarampión viajó recientemente dentro del Distrito mientras estaba en la fase contagiosa después de volar desde Minnesota. Según el departamento de salud de D.C., la persona tomó un tren de Amtrak el 19 de marzo, caminó por la sala principal de la estación Union y acudió a un centro de atención urgente en Adams Morgan unos días después.
A person with measles traveled in D.C. while contagious, officials say

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Jenna Portnoy

D.C. public health officials on Tuesday reported that a person with the measles recently traveled within the District while they were contagious after flying in from Minnesota. The individual rode on an Amtrak trainon March 19, walked through the concourse at Union Station and went to an urgent care in Adams Morgana few days later, according to the D.C. health department, which is warning people of potential exposures.
They united to help areas hit hardest by covid in D.C. Now they have a new goal.

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Jenna Portnoy

When the coronavirus pandemic began five years ago, D.C.’s poorest communities were hit especially hard. Many residents had underlying health issues that put them at greater risk of severe illness, their access to health care was limited, and some were distrustful of the medical system.