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New health center offering low-cost services to LGBTQ community opens in Long Beach
Long Beach Press-Telegram
A new health center offering free and low-cost services to LGBTQ residents in Long Beach and the surrounding area marked its official grand opening Wednesday inside the St. Mary Medical Center campus.
Long Beach Health Center Celebrates Completion
Gazettes
Wednesday, the Long Beach Health Center celebrated completion of its 7,000-square-foot facility on the Dignity Health St. Mary Medical Center campus, with a grand opening. The APLA Health & Wellness-operated medical center includes five medical exam rooms, four dental chairs, lab, dispensary, behavior health rooms and more.
New Health Center Boosts HIV Resources in Long Beach, Emphasizes Innovative Prevention
Long Beach Post
HIV prevention for the Long Beach community just became a whole lot more robust, thanks to the announced opening of AIDS Project Los Angeles’ (APLA) newest location at the St. Mary Medical Center campus on Elm Avenue, and the organization’s campaign, dubbed “#ItFeelsGood,” to expand awareness of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) medication.
Long Beach Health Center Now Open
Press Release
New APLA Health & Wellness facility offers free and low-cost medical care, PrEP services, and more for the city and South L.A. County’s low-income LGBT individuals
(Long Beach, CA; Feb. 2, 2016)—APLA Health & Wellness is pleased to announce that our Long Beach Health Center, located at 1043 Elm Ave. on the St. Mary Medical Center campus, is now open. The new health center currently provides services for free or on a low-cost, sliding-fee scale, including:
- Primary medical care
- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) counseling and management
- HIV testing and STD screening and treatment
- Health insurance enrollment assistance
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration selected APLA Health & Wellness through a nationally competitive application process to receive a $650,000 grant to open and operate the new health center.
“Providing excellent culturally competent care is a community effort, and we are working with other key partners, including service providers, the Long Beach Health Department, and elected officials to expand access to these critically needed services,” APLA Health & Wellness CEO Craig E. Thompson says.
The new Long Beach Health Center currently includes an exam room and a treatment room, as well as office space for staff. A second phase of construction scheduled to be completed in March adds a laboratory and phlebotomy room, counseling rooms, a full reception area for patients, additional office space, and new rest rooms. A final phase of construction this spring will add a four-chair dental clinic and additional medical exam rooms.
When fully operational, the Long Beach Health Center will encompass 7,000 square feet of space and will have the capacity to serve more than 5,000 patients per year.
The Long Beach Health Center is located at 1043 Elm Ave. Suite 302 in Long Beach on the St. Mary Medical Center campus. All services are available in English or Spanish. For additional information about current APLA Health services and locations, please call 562.432.7300 or visit aplahealth.org.
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