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Tenofovir-Based PrEP Prescribed and Monitored Here

Methodist Hospitals prescribes PrEP, typically a daily oral regimen of tenofovir/emtricitabine, and manages the required follow-up HIV and kidney-function testing on an ongoing basis. PEP is also available for post-exposure prevention, with both medications handled directly by clinical staff rather than coordinated elsewhere.

Substance-Use Treatment Runs Parallel to STI Services

For anyone managing both substance use and sexual health concerns, Methodist Hospitals holds treatment programs for each within the same institution. That standing capability means a person doesn't have to build a separate care relationship at a separate facility, both clinical needs are addressed through the hospital's own staff.

Hepatitis B and C Testing Beyond the Standard Panel

Clinics running only the four-infection panel leave hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB undetected. Methodist Hospitals tests for all three alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, and because hepatitis B vaccination is offered on-site, a reactive result can be met with immediate clinical follow-through.

Hepatitis C Testing Alongside the Standard Bacterial Panel

NorthShore tests for hepatitis C in addition to HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, and TB screening is available as well. Hepatitis C treatment is managed directly through the clinic, so a reactive result doesn't hand off to an outside provider for the next step.

Substance-Use Treatment Runs in the Same Clinic

Substance abuse treatment is a named clinical service at NorthShore, not a referral destination, which means care for conditions that frequently intersect with STI exposure is coordinated within the same facility. That structural overlap shortens the gap between an STI diagnosis and addressing the underlying patterns that can drive repeated risk.

PrEP and PEP Prescribed Without a Separate Provider

For anyone without a primary care provider who can prescribe HIV prevention medication, NorthShore holds that capacity internally. Both PrEP for ongoing prevention and PEP are available through the clinic itself, with sliding-scale fees applying to cash-pay patients who need the medication but are managing cost.

Every Service Runs at Zero Cost

Community HealthNet Health Centers carries a blanket no-fee structure across its entire scope of care: HIV testing, counseling, PrEP, PEP, and vaccines alike. That structure holds regardless of insurance status, meaning no service is carved out, discounted differently, or billed to a secondary payer while another line item isn't.

Ryan White Keeps HIV Care From Stopping at Diagnosis

Without Ryan White funding, a positive HIV result at a testing-only site typically means months navigating specialist access and medication costs before treatment begins. A gap that lets viral load climb and transmission risk rise. Community HealthNet Health Centers' Ryan White program closes that gap by sustaining HIV/AIDS medical treatment within the same practice where testing happens.

Community HealthNet Health Centers holds the prescribing capability for both PrEP and PEP in-house, which matters most for someone without an established primary care provider. No separate referral appointment is needed to access either medication. Both are covered under the clinic's no-fee structure, removing the cost barrier that most often interrupts PrEP adherence.