Adagio Health: A Steady Force in Changing Times
As nonprofit organizations in western Pennsylvania and across the country navigate new—and in many cases, unprecedented—funding challenges, Adagio Health continues to deliver essential safety net services across the region. From reproductive health and cancer screening to nutrition, behavioral health, and prenatal and postpartum care, we’re on the front lines every day, improving health outcomes and strengthening communities.
Our impact is visible and growing:
- Patient volume in our seven medical offices and across our family planning network continues to rise.
- Breast and cervical cancer screening rates are up through our 62-county Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (BCCEDP).
- More patients are seeking tobacco cessation services, and our Healthy You, Healthy Baby program is helping more pregnant and postpartum patients quit for good.
- Our WIC program, serving five counties, anchors nutrition and breastfeeding support—paired with food cupboards in each WIC office and emergency food bags in all medical locations.
- Our Healthy Women for Life program, funded by the PA Department of Human Services, continues to grow—expanding care for women of all ages, including chronic disease screening, prenatal and postpartum services, and period product distribution—aligning with the Shapiro Administration’s efforts to reduce stigma and improve access.
- We lead a Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Prevention Coalition in northwest PA, with a regional symposium planned for Spring 2026.
- We are exploring expanded prenatal offerings, including in-office ultrasound and behavioral health access for patients facing significant barriers to care.
- We provide specialized care and counseling for women veterans—a population often underserved in western PA.
- Our care navigation and behavioral health teams—though small—are delivering impactful, trauma-informed support every day.
And yet, like many mission-driven organizations, we’ve been tested recently. The federal withholding of Title X funding from April through early July 2025 forced difficult decisions, including a reduction in force and closure of our newest medical office in Westmoreland County. Anticipated SNAP-Ed cuts could bring additional job losses and limit our ability to reach schools, senior centers, farmers, and rural areas. Medicaid changes in 2027 may further erode coverage for patients already facing barriers to care.
These are not just organizational challenges, they are community challenges.
When the safety net frays, it affects all of us—driving up healthcare costs, straining emergency systems, and weakening the health and stability of our communities.
As the landscape shifts, our mission holds firm. We continue to work closely with the Pennsylvania Departments of Health and Human Services, and we’re grateful for the strength and partnership of the foundation and nonprofit communities across the region.
Adagio Health will continue showing up—every day—for the people who count on us. And we’ll do it with clarity, compassion, and a fierce determination to keep care within reach for the communities we serve in western Pennsylvania.