Partnership Comprehensive Care Practice News & Announcements
Employee Spotlight: Brenda Ruiz, RMA, Family Planning Counselor
November 22, 2024
Meet Brenda Ruiz, RMA, family planning counselor at the Partnership Comprehensive Care Practice. In her highly specialized and sensitive role, Brenda provides individual counseling, education, support, and guidance to clients regarding reproductive health options. Brenda helps clients make informed decisions about their health needs, including contraception methods, pregnancy testing, pregnancy prevention, pregnancy choices, sexual health and STI prevention. Read more.
Vaccination Clinic for Current PCCP Patients
Dates: September 27, 2024 and October 9, 2024
Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: Partnership Comprehensive Care Practice at 1427 Vine Street, Floor 2
To register, please call 267.507.6710 or email pccpclinic@drexel.edu.
Walgreens pharmacy staff will administer the following vaccines:
- Flu
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
- Prevnar (strep pneumon)
- Shingrix (shingles)
Bring your insurance information. Please note, this vaccination clinic is for current PCCP patients only.
2023 AIDS Walk Philly
On Sunday, Oct. 15, we were proud to participate in AIDS Walk Philly. The annual event supports the AIDS Fund, which offers community education, as well as resources. The AIDS Fund provides emergency financial assistance to people living with HIV, as well as to HIV-related organizations.
September 18, 2023
September 18 is National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day, which highlights HIV among people aged 50 and older. Physicians at the Partnership Comprehensive Care Practice help patients with HIV factor the illness into their aging process. Read more.
National HIV Testing Day - Tuesday, June 27, 2023
FREE & CONFIDENTIAL HIV TESTING
Today, there are more HIV testing options available than ever before. Knowing your status empowers you to take steps to stay healthy, no matter the result. This National HIV Testing Day, take the test and take the next step for your health.
Hunting Park
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Walgreens, 4201 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140
North Philadelphia
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Drexel HOPE Mobile Unit, 21st Street & Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19132
Center City
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Fashion District Gallery II, 1025 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Wednesday Evening Clinic
May 1, 2023
Starting Wednesday, May 10, 2023, our long-awaited evening hours are back! Evening clinic is for patients who can’t make it to appointments during our regular business hours.
The evening clinic will be open the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Dr. Annie Kou-Chow will be the provider for the evening clinic. If you want a regular evening clinic appointment, Dr. Kou-Chow will need to be your primary doctor. We will also have 1-2 sick slots available for patients who cannot wait until the next day for care (ex. For severe pain, vomiting, a virus, or infection).
Philly AIDS Thrift Grant Provides Much Needed Support
September 15, 2022
The Partnership Comprehensive Care Practice strives to be a comprehensive clinic where patients can get multiple medical needs met in a one-stop-shop format, but did you know that there are many other services offered by our team of case managers? From specialist appointment scheduling to rental and utility assistance, our case managers work with each patient on an individual basis to meet their unique social and emotional needs. Read more.
What You Need to Know About Monkeypox
August 3, 2022
Drexel experts offered insights that are cause for both concern and relief, given the rapid spread of this virus and the medical community’s increasing familiarity with it. Read more.
A Year of Hope
January 6, 2022
Drexel HOPE’s mobile medical unit offers services for opioid use disorder with a multidisciplinary team of providers, peer specialists, and case workers who connect Philadelphians with the care and resources they need. Drexel HOPE is funded through a five-year Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant. Read more.
HIV Care Then & Now
Things look much different for HIV-positive patients at the Partnership Comprehensive Care Practice today than they did when it was founded in 1993. Read more.
Researchers Study Pill to Prevent HIV Infection in Couples Wanting to Conceive
For couples wanting to conceive a child when one partner is HIV positive, the options have previously been limited to expensive assisted reproductive technologies, such as in vitro fertilization, or risking HIV transmission through unprotected intercourse. Now researchers at Drexel University College of Medicine are studying patient response to a once daily pill that prevents the spread of HIV infection in couples who are trying to get pregnant. Read more.
U=U: Changing Our Understanding of HIV
There was a time when an HIV diagnosis was believed to be a death sentence. However, with the advancement of medication over the years, that is no longer the case. Further, recent studies have found the next best thing to a cure: U=U. Read more.
U=U (Undetectable = Untransmittable) Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently asked questions about U=U, or Undetectable = Untransmittable. U=U is important because it is a message of hope that is empowering to people living with HIV. It means people living with HIV can have a relationship without the fear of transmission. Read more.
Partnership Celebrates 20 Years
The Partnership Comprehensive Care Practice (the Partnership) of Drexel Medicine is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Over the span of two decades, the Partnership has not only grown in size, but also in reach. Read more.
The information on these pages is provided for general information only and should not be used for diagnosis or treatment, or as a substitute for consultation with a physician or health care professional. If you have specific questions or concerns about your health, you should consult your health care professional.
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