For more than 20 years, LG Health Physicians Comprehensive Care has been a trusted place in the community for patients with HIV/AIDS to receive high-quality, compassionate care. This fall, the practice expanded its services to include free, walk-in testing for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) 4:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays. The clinic is available to anyone in the community who wishes to be tested or needs treatment for an STD.
"Our clinic offers confidential testing, treatment and counseling services by a bilingual (English and Spanish) team that is caring and non-judgmental. We welcome anyone into our clinic who would like to be tested, and we have a particular focus on increasing access and linkage to care for the LGBTQ community," said Patricia Carr Reese, MD, MPH, AAHIVS, the Family Medicine and HIV specialist who leads the program.
The STD clinic includes testing for syphilis, HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhea, hepatitis and more. The clinic also offers PrEP, a prescription medication that can help prevent HIV in people who are at high risk for acquiring the virus.
Testing is open to anyone who is sexually active and is free of cost, regardless of insurance coverage. This includes individuals who have no insurance or are under-insured.
"By offering a safe and convenient way to get tested, we hope to encourage more patients to take this important step in protecting their own health, that of their partner(s), and our community," Carr Reese said.
Comprehensive Care is located at 554 N. Duke Street, 3rd Floor. For more information, visit lghealth.org/gettested or call 717-544-4943.