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Every Service Runs at Zero Cost

No charge applies to any service at Cuyahoga County Board of Health, not the panel, not the treatment, not the vaccines, not PrEP management. The zero-cost structure is clinic-wide and built into operations, not limited to a subset of services or specific eligibility tiers.

Interpretation Staffed Into the Clinical Workflow

Interpretation services for non-English languages are coordinated as part of the appointment structure at Cuyahoga County Board of Health, not arranged ad hoc at the desk. That means language access is confirmed before the visit begins, keeping clinical communication accurate across testing, counseling, and treatment discussions.

Prevention Prescriptions, Not Just Prevention Advice

Prevention counseling is common; actually prescribing and managing PrEP and PEP is less so. Cuyahoga County Board of Health does both: initiating PrEP regimens, covering uninsured patients through dedicated funding, and providing PEP when indicated, with ongoing clinical oversight rather than a handoff.

All care at Central Outreach Wellness Center (testing, treatment, vaccines, PrEP, PEP, DoxyPEP) carries no fee, regardless of insurance status. That means a patient managing an ongoing PrEP prescription and a new hepatitis concern faces the same bill: nothing, at every visit.

PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP Without a Regular Provider

Central Outreach Wellness Center holds standing capacity to prescribe PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP. All three prevention medications, not a rotating subset. For someone paying cash or without an established primary-care relationship, that breadth means one clinic handles the full prevention conversation without gaps in the formulary.

Hepatitis C Treatment Delivered On-Site

Central Outreach Wellness Center treats hepatitis C directly, keeping the treatment course, including prescribing and monitoring, within the same clinic that ran the initial test. Hepatitis B treatment follows the same model, so a reactive result for either virus moves into active medical management without changing providers.

Zero-Cost Care for Whoever Needs It Most

Whether you're paying entirely out of pocket, managing HIV medication on a fixed income, or simply without a regular provider, Signature Health extends every service (testing, treatment, PrEP, vaccines) at no fee. That standing capability means nothing is withheld because of what's in your wallet.

Spanish Spoken as the Clinical Language

The gap at many clinics is that Spanish speakers get routed through workarounds that sit outside the exam room, leaving the actual clinical conversation in English. At Signature Health in Highland Hills, Spanish is spoken directly by staff, so the diagnosis, the treatment plan, and the medication instructions land without a layer between them.

Ryan White Funding Anchors HIV Care End-to-End

Ryan White Program funding at Signature Health means HIV care doesn't terminate at a positive result, it extends into ongoing medical treatment and medication management for people who qualify. That federal program specifically exists to sustain continuity, covering the cost gap that would otherwise interrupt antiretroviral therapy.

Spanish Spoken Across Every Service Here

Spanish-speaking capacity at Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services in Cleveland isn't limited to intake: it runs through counseling, treatment, and ongoing HIV or hepatitis management. For someone whose primary language is Spanish and who has no established provider, that continuity across the full care relationship is what makes this a sustainable clinical home.

Tenofovir and Emtricitabine Prescribed and Monitored Here

Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services in Cleveland prescribes PrEP, including tenofovir-based regimens, and carries out the regular HIV and kidney-function monitoring the medication requires. PEP is also available. Keeping both the prescription and the follow-up labs in one clinical relationship removes the fragmentation that undercuts adherence.

Hepatitis C Diagnosis Followed by Actual Treatment

Many clinics confirm a hepatitis C infection and send patients elsewhere for the antivirals that clear it. Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services in Cleveland treats hepatitis C on-site, meaning the clinical relationship that surfaces the diagnosis is the same one that carries through to cure. Hepatitis B treatment is available here as well.

Every Service Billed at Zero Dollars

University Hospitals carries a full fee waiver across its entire HIV and STI care portfolio: rapid testing, PrEP, PEP, vaccines, and HIV medical treatment all cost nothing. That zero-dollar line applies regardless of insurance status, making budgeting for care a non-issue from the first visit forward.

Ryan White Funding Covers the Full Care Arc

Ryan White funding positions University Hospitals to serve people who need sustained HIV medical care (not just a one-time test, but medication adherence counseling and ongoing treatment) without cost barriers. For anyone without a regular HIV provider in Cleveland, this is a clinic built to hold that relationship long-term.

PrEP and PEP Dispensed Without a Cost Barrier

University Hospitals maintains dedicated PrEP access for uninsured patients in Cleveland, and PEP is available as a standing prevention service. Anyone who needs HIV prevention medication, not just testing, has a clinical home here, with no separate financial program to navigate before a prescription is written.

Every Service Runs on the Same Fee Structure

The Centers operates every service (STI testing, STI treatment, PrEP prescribing, mpox and HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccination, HIV medical care) under a single sliding-scale structure, with HIV and hepatitis C tests waived outright. Nothing is priced separately from the rest of the visit.

Interpretation Services Extend Across Clinical Care

Interpretation services at The Centers are available across clinical encounters, meaning medication adherence counseling, PrEP education, and HIV treatment discussions all proceed in the language the provider and patient can actually use together. Substance that would otherwise be flattened by a language gap is preserved.

Ryan White Funding Holds HIV Care Together from Diagnosis Forward

Ryan White funding at The Centers means someone without a regular HIV provider, or without coverage for antiretroviral treatment, has a single place that carries the full continuum (rapid and conventional testing, HIV medical treatment, and medication adherence support) without the care breaking apart between stages.