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Hepatitis C and B Tested, Not Outsourced

Stopping at the basic four means a separate appointment somewhere else when hepatitis enters the picture, and a gap between suspicion and diagnosis. Primary Health Care tests for both hepatitis B and hepatitis C on the same panel, so a reactive result doesn't send you hunting for a second clinic before anyone starts managing it.

PrEP Prescribed and Monitored On-Site

Primary Health Care prescribes PrEP and PEP directly: meaning the HIV-prevention medication and the follow-up labs that keep a PrEP prescription active stay within the same clinical relationship, rather than requiring a separate infectious-disease referral to initiate or continue the regimen.

Full Clinical Care Conducted in Spanish

Many clinics handle a language gap at the desk with a workaround that never quite reaches the exam room. At Primary Health Care in Des Moines, Spanish-language care extends through the clinical encounter itself: history, counseling, and treatment discussed directly, without mediation.

Spanish Spoken by Clinical Staff, Not Routed Around

Many clinics rely on an outside service to bridge the language gap, which means a patient's concerns arrive filtered and delayed. At UnityPoint Health Des Moines, Spanish is a direct clinical language: questions, history, and results move between patient and provider without a third step in between.

PrEP and PEP Prescribed and Managed Here

UnityPoint Health Des Moines prescribes both PrEP, including branded options like Truvada and Descovy, and PEP, handling the follow-up lab monitoring those regimens require. Having the prescribing clinician and the testing in the same location means adherence support and dose adjustments don't require coordinating across separate providers.

Hepatitis C Treated Here, Diagnosis Through Cure

For someone without a regular specialist or managing costs out of pocket, UnityPoint Health Des Moines carries hepatitis C care from the antibody test through antiviral treatment. Direct-acting antivirals prescribed and monitored on-site. Confirming infection and beginning treatment happen within the same clinical relationship, without waiting on a separate referral to a gastroenterologist or infectious disease practice.

PrEP Coverage Extends to the Uninsured

MercyOne carries PrEP for patients without insurance, which means the medication that stops HIV transmission before exposure doesn't stall at a coverage gap. Both PrEP and PEP are prescribed on-site, keeping prevention continuous rather than dependent on a separate provider relationship.

Hepatitis C Diagnosed and Treated in One Place

Without on-site hepatitis C treatment, a positive result often opens a months-long gap. A specialist referral, a new intake, a delayed prescription. At MercyOne in Des Moines, that gap closes: diagnosis and treatment for hepatitis C both happen within the same practice, so the condition is managed rather than deferred.

Herpes and Hepatitis Testing Alongside the Core Panel

For anyone without a regular primary care provider, MercyOne's panel covers ground that a bare-minimum clinic leaves untested. Herpes and hepatitis B and C sit alongside the standard four. That standing capability matters for someone piecing together their full sexual-health picture without multiple separate appointments.

No Unpaid Balance After Your Visit

When a bill arrives after care, or when cost quietly shapes which services a patient accepts, gaps open up that delay treatment. At Polk County Health Department, every service carries no fee: testing, treatment, vaccines, and counseling all land at the same price of nothing, so nothing goes undone for financial reasons.

Spanish Spoken On-Site, Interpretation Beyond

Clinics that route non-English speakers through a phone line during a sensitive appointment often leave critical details half-communicated. Polk County Health Department provides care directly in Spanish and extends interpretation services to other languages, so the conversation about symptoms, results, and next steps happens with the same clarity for every patient.

DoxyPEP Prescribed Here, Reducing Future Bacterial STIs

Polk County Health Department prescribes DoxyPEP, doxycycline taken after a potential bacterial STI exposure, which, used consistently, measurably lowers rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis reinfection over time.

Herpes and Hepatitis Tested Alongside the Standard Panel

The testing panel here runs blood and swab work for herpes simplex and both hepatitis B and hepatitis C in the same visit as gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV: meaning the lab order is written once, the specimen is collected once, and results come back as a complete picture rather than a partial one.

Without a clinic that writes PrEP prescriptions directly, the gap between a negative HIV test and actually starting prevention can stretch into weeks of separate appointments. Planned Parenthood North Central States initiates and monitors PrEP here, and PEP is also prescribed on-site. No secondary provider required to move from testing to prevention.

Title X Confidentiality for Minors Is a Legal Guarantee

Title X funding at this clinic carries a federal confidentiality mandate for minors: meaning the clinic is legally required to keep a young patient's family planning services, STI testing, and contraception separate from any parental billing or disclosure. That protection is built into the funding structure itself, not a policy choice the clinic can waive.