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PrEP and PEP Prescribed Without a Separate Referral

Without a clinic that handles prevention prescriptions directly, a gap between exposure and a first PrEP dose, or between need and PEP access, falls to the patient to close across multiple providers. SLUCare manages both PrEP and PEP in Saint Louis, keeping that gap inside a single care relationship rather than a to-do list.

Herpes and Hepatitis Testing Included in the Panel

SLUCare tests for herpes and both hepatitis B and C alongside the standard bacterial and viral panel, which means conditions that would otherwise require a separate visit get documented and addressed in the same appointment.

Staffed Interpretation, Not a Patched-Together Call

Mercy-GoHealth Urgent Care in Clayton has interpretation services staffed directly into the care workflow, meaning non-English-speaking patients work with a language-capable team member present in the room, not routed through a remote service after the fact. That operational integration keeps clinical details accurate from the first question to the final instructions.

Beyond gonorrhea and chlamydia, Mercy-GoHealth Urgent Care in Clayton tests for herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C in the same visit, which means a patient who needs a broader picture of their sexual health doesn't need to schedule elsewhere to get it.

Mercycarries PrEP and PEP as standing clinical services, meaning someone without a primary care physician, or one whose doctor doesn't prescribe HIV prevention medication, can access both here. No separate referral chain is needed to get the prescription initiated or maintained.

Hepatitis C Treatment Runs Through This Clinic

When a hepatitis C test comes back reactive at Mercy, treatment begins at the same location, which means the path from diagnosis to a prescription doesn't cross into a separate specialty practice or require scheduling at a different facility.

Mercy's clinical staff runs herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C testing alongside syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV. Infections that require either specific physician orders or dedicated lab pathways to include. TB screening is also available, reflecting a panel built for broader infectious-disease coverage rather than the minimum four.

French and Spanish Spoken, Interpretation Beyond That

For someone managing an ongoing condition like HIV or hepatitis C, where medication adherence counseling is part of every visit, SSM Health Saint Marys Hospital in St. Louis has French- and Spanish-speaking staff and broader interpretation services, so that nuanced conversation about dosing, side effects, and follow-up happens without a layer of translation between the patient and the clinician.

SSM Health Saint Marys Hospital in St. Louis prescribes both PrEP and PEP through its own providers, which means the baseline lab work, ongoing kidney and HIV monitoring required to safely maintain PrEP, and the follow-up visits that keep both medications effective are all handled within the same clinical system. Not handed off.

Hepatitis C Treatment Stays Inside This Clinic

Without on-site hepatitis C treatment, a positive antibody result typically means a second appointment with a separate specialist. A gap where patients fall out of care entirely. SSM Health Saint Marys Hospital in St. Louis moves directly from diagnosis to treatment, so the viral load confirmation and the prescription for antivirals happen within the same system that ran the test.