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HIV Testing and Support Clinics in Los Angeles

St. John’s Community Health offer testing and other support services for HIV and other communicable diseases in non-judgmental environment where all patients are treated with respect and receive high quality medical care.

Our HIV Support Services:

  • HIV and Hep C Testing: St. John’s uses an integrated care approach to HIV prevention. In accordance with guidelines issued by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Preventative Services Task Force, we offer routine HIV testing to all patients during their visits with a medical provider. Comprehensive STI testing is also available to patients. Our medical providers are trained to discuss sexual health, reproductive health, and family planning with all patients, regardless of age, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

  • Linkage to Care: Finding out you are living with HIV/AIDS can be a difficult process. Finding a doctor, understanding treatment options, telling family and friends, and finding the right support are only some of the concerns that people may have. Our staff walks through this process with newly diagnosed individuals, as well as HIV-positive individuals who have fallen out of care. We meet patients where they are and, when they are ready, we can help patients get connected to medical care and support services.

  • HIV and Hep C Medical Care: Our HIV clinics offer comprehensive healthcare to people living with HIV/AIDS in our communities in Los Angeles.

  • Support Services: Case management services are available to patients accessing HIV medical care at St. John’s. Our trained case managers assist patients in the areas of housing, transportation, public benefits, medication adherence, disclosure, and risk reduction counseling; as well as provide referrals to dental services, behavioral health services, substance abuse counseling and treatment, nutrition therapy, and legal assistance.
  • AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP): St. John’s is one of several ADAP enrollment sites in Los Angeles County. ADAP ensures that HIV-positive uninsured and under-insured individuals have access to medication. Currently, over 180 drugs are available through the program. Our certified ADAP enrollment workers assist patients in completing the paperwork for this program and work with our case managers to ensure patients have timely and seamless access to medication.

  • HIV Education: Click here for resources.

Within PRIME Specialty Clinic, you may receive the following:

  • Routine HIV and HCV testing

  • Specialty Medical Care for HIV and HCV positive patients

  • Biomedical Prevention – PrEP and PEP

  • Intensive Case Management

  • Medication adherence education

  • AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Certified Enrollers

  • Reproductive Health Advocacy and Education

  • Other supportive services that will aid a patient to be retained in care

FOR MORE INFORMATION, please call us direct at
(323) 541-1600 ext. 1079
or call St. John’s Patient Service Center at (323) 541-1411

HIV Prevention services staff
PRIME Specialty Clinic Team

HIV Prevention and Care Services

St. John’s Community Health offers comprehensive services to patients along the HIV continuum of care, including testing, linkage to care, and treatment in Los Angeles. We strive to create a supportive and non-judgmental environment and treat our patients with respect and ensure everyone receives high quality medical care.

What is PrEP?

PrEP means Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, and it’s the use of anti-HIV medications to keep HIV negative people from becoming infected. PrEP is approved by the FDA and has been shown to be safe and effective at preventing HIV infection. Click here to read more

What is PEP?

PEP means Post-Exposure Prophylaxis, and is an emergency medicine that can stop HIV before it infects your body. Click here to read more

New Research Project

Research study seeks sexually active gay Latino men 18-39 years old. Read more

Research study Herman@s seeks Latinx men and women who have a gay brother they care about. Read more

“I was incarcerated for 22 years and had Hepatitis C while I was in prison. When I got out, St. John’s got me the care I needed. The PRIME staff broke the treatment down for me and went out of their way to support me in any way they could.”—Aldo G.

Resources

Videos In English
Youth visit St. John’s clinic
HIV Treatment works: Living Well

Videos en español
PrEP

Bonnie Boswell Reports PBS Series on HIV in communities of color

Why HIV Disproportionately Affects Women of Color
According to the Center for Disease Control, the rate of new HIV infections among Latina women is three times that of white women, and among African-American women, it’s 15 times higher. In this episode Bonnie Boswell Reports speaks to Dr. LaShonda Spencer about the socioeconomic factors that disproportionately harm the health of women of color. Watch the video

Finding the Right Doctor
Willie Joyce Hughes learned she contracted HIV from her fiancé. Fortunately, she found Dr. Brian Downs, an HIV specialist at St. John’s Hospital in Los Angeles, who provided her with the right treatment and crucial patient care. In this episode, Bonnie Boswell Reports examines how for those with HIV in underserved communities, why finding a doctor they trust matters. Watch the video

Overcoming HIV’s Stigma in Communities of Color
Leo was in his 20s when he learned he’d been exposed to HIV. After completing a 30-day regimen of HIV medications, his test results came back negative. Now, Leo is an HIV Peer Support Specialist at St. John’s Well Child and Family Center in Los Angeles. Bonnie Boswell Reports speaks to Leo about available HIV treatments and the ongoing stigma of HIV within some underserved communities. Watch the video

Patient Resources

At St. John’s, anyone is eligible to receive services, no matter their ability to pay. We accept Medi-Cal, Medicare and many other insurance plans. We have benefits counselors at all of our health centers to help patients determine their eligibility for insurance programs. For uninsured patients we offer services on a sliding scale cash basis. For a full list of insurance and payment options click here.

We offer Pharmacy, prescription and Laboratory services including: Senior programs, Public-Private Partnership, Sliding Fee Scale Pharmacy Programs, diagnostic and laboratory procedures, HIV and STD testing and more. Our Dispensaries offer prescription services to enrolled clinic patients.