One of Richmond's Best-Kept Secrets! Welcome to the official web site of the Richmond Area High Blood Pressure Center.  We are a nurse-run, free clinic offering health care services to the uninsured citizens of Greater Richmond.  For more than 24 years, the RAHBPC has been detecting and helping to manage hypertension among the uninsured population of Greater Richmond.  Discovering that more than 40% of our patients also had diabetes and/or high cholesterol, we decided to begin treating these health issues as well.  The RAHBPC nursing staff and volunteer physicians see more than 2000 different patients each year.  Along with our community partners, we have been able to make significant improvements in the health of individuals who otherwise could not afford the care they need.  This center is a model of medical service delivary that boasts some of the best rates of disease control in the country. Furthering the Mission   The Jenkins Foundation, in coordination with The Community Foundation, recently made a significant donation to the Center.  This gift will allow the work of the Center to, not only continue, but serve more clients through the coming year.  With the generosity of community-minded organizations like the Jenkins Foundation, we will improve the lives of thousands of Richmonders. Members of the Jenkins Foundation Board and the RAHBPC Board take a moment to celebrate this generous gift. New Services VESL Program For the past 24 years, all our services have been reserved for the uninsured and medically underserved patients of Richmond. We are expanding our mission through a new community-based service.  The VESL Program (Voluntary Evaluation and Screening for Life) is an outreach effort that provides health screening services to companies that care about their employees.  This service is designed to help people discover possible health threats and give guidance to managing those threats.