Patient-centered model allows for utmost discretion and one-to-one care; Site also features full-service AHF Pharmacy and free STI testing and treatment
WASHINGTON (September 26, 2023) – AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is opening a new, state-of-the-art Healthcare Center on Capitol Hill Wednesday to continue delivering cutting-edge medical care and services to patients regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. The site also features a full-service AHF Pharmacy and will host Wellness Center services on Saturdays to offer free STI testing and treatment.
WHAT: AHF Capitol Hill Healthcare Center Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting
WHEN: Wednesday, September 27, 2023
TIME: 12pm – 1pm ET (Tours offered until 4pm ET)
WHERE: AHF Capitol Hill Healthcare Center
- Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Ste. #310
Washington, DC 20003
WHO:
- Conor Grey, DO, AHF Capitol Hill Medical Director
- Tom Myers, AHF Chief of Public Affairs and General Counsel
- Mike McVicker, AHF Regional Director, DC, Maryland, Virginia
- Toni Flemming, DC Health / HAHSTA / Division of STD/TB Control: Supervisory Public Health Analyst/ Field Operations Manager
- Christine Olejemeh, DC Health / HAHSTA Public Health Analyst Care and Treatment Division
- Japer Bowles, Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs Director
“AHF is proud to continue delivering quality care and medical services to our existing Capitol Hill healthcare center clients at this new site as well as expand our reach to even more patients in need with this convenient location on Pennsylvania Avenue,” said Tom Myers, D.O., AHF Chief of Public Affairs and General Counsel. “Our treatment model helps eliminate barriers for those already in care, those who may not know their HIV status, and those living with HIV who may not currently be in care.”
“Our Capitol Hill Healthcare Center has no waiting room, so patients immediately are escorted to treatment rooms and serviced from a centrally located provider workstation,” said Mike McVicker, AHF Regional Director, DC, Maryland, Virginia. “The goal is to maximize efficiency using this patient-centered model to improve health outcomes and increase retention in care.”
Currently, 11,904 District of Columbia residents (1.8% of the population) are living with HIV. The disease disproportionately affects Black residents who make up about 44 percent of DC’s population but nearly three-quarters of HIV cases.
