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PrEP and PEP Managed Directly Here

Beth Israel Lahey Health prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, keeping prevention continuous rather than dependent on a separate provider. That means medication decisions, follow-up labs, and prescription renewals stay within the same clinical relationship.

No Second Appointment for Hepatitis C Care

Without on-site hepatitis C treatment, a positive result sends you chasing a specialist. Another wait, another intake, weeks of untreated infection. Beth Israel Lahey Health carries treatment through to completion, so a confirmed diagnosis moves directly into a managed care plan without the gap.

Hepatitis A, B, and C All Covered Here

Leaving hepatitis off a standard panel means a separate clinic visit to catch what was already in reach, or missing it entirely. Beth Israel Lahey Health tests for hepatitis C alongside the bacterial STIs and HIV, and treats hepatitis B and C on-site, so nothing falls through the gap between appointments.

Holtzman runs herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the standard bacterial panel: meaning a single visit produces a fuller picture of what's circulating, and conditions that might otherwise go undetected until symptoms appear get caught and addressed at the source.

Many primary-care offices handle PrEP but stop there, leaving PEP and DoxyPEP to specialists elsewhere. Holtzman prescribes and manages all three under one provider relationship, so prevention strategy can be adjusted as a patient's circumstances change without bouncing between practices.

Holtzman maintains interpretation services for non-English-speaking patients: not a back-channel workaround but a staffed capability that covers the clinical exchange itself: discussing symptoms, reviewing results, and walking through medication instructions in the language the patient uses.

Zero-Cost Care for Every Cash Visit

Children's Hospital Boston covers the full visit (testing, treatment, vaccines) at no fee, regardless of insurance status. For anyone managing care without a regular provider or paying out of pocket, that standing policy means bacterial STI treatment, herpes testing, and family planning are all resolved in one appointment without a bill attached.

Haitian Creole and Spanish, Native to This Clinic

Without a provider who speaks your language, an STI visit can end with misunderstood instructions, missed follow-up, and treatment that doesn't happen. The gap between a diagnosis and actually clearing an infection. Children's Hospital Boston conducts care directly in Haitian Creole and Spanish, closing that gap at the appointment itself.

Substance-Use Treatment Sits Inside STI Care

Children's Hospital Boston is built for the person whose STI care and substance-use treatment belong in the same conversation with the same team. Rather than managing two separate provider relationships, patients can address both in Jamaica Plain through a single coordinated clinic. No handoffs required.

Zero-Cost Services Funded Without a Fee Floor

Justice Resource Institute sustains its full testing and treatment offering through a donation-based model with no billing infrastructure behind it, no insurance verification, no cost-share calculation, no balance generated. The no-fee structure is operational policy, not a waiver program that requires qualifying paperwork.

Spanish Is a Working Clinical Language Here

Spanish functions as a direct service language at Justice Resource Institute in Boston, meaning counseling, HIV test results, and STI prevention education are conducted in Spanish. Not relayed through a secondary channel. That operational capacity shapes how hepatitis C and HIV prevention education is actually delivered and understood.

PrEP Prescribed and Managed for the Uninsured

Justice Resource Institute in Boston holds the standing capacity to prescribe and manage PrEP directly, including for patients without insurance. A coverage tier explicitly built into the clinic's fee structure. Someone without a primary care provider or pharmacy coverage can initiate PrEP here without first securing a referral elsewhere.

Spanish-Language Care, No Hand-Off Required

Spanish is a working clinical language at Brigham and Women's Hospital: meaning counseling, test results, and treatment conversations happen in Spanish directly with staff, not routed through an intermediary. That operational fact shapes the accuracy of everything from symptom history to medication instructions.

Substance-Use Treatment Staffed Within the Same Program

Brigham and Women's Hospital staffs substance-use treatment alongside its STI services, meaning the same clinical encounter can address both. A coordination that lets providers assess how substance use intersects with STI risk and treatment adherence, rather than separating those conversations across unconnected programs.

Herpes Testing Sits Inside the Standard Panel

Brigham and Women's Hospital includes herpes testing alongside gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, and HIV. Five infections covered in one appointment. Herpes serology identifies type-specific antibodies, a result that carries direct consequences for partner notification and long-term management decisions.