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PATIENT SERVICES

MCA provides comprehensive medical and psychosocial care to HIV-positive infants, children, adolescents and adults, including:

Medical Care
  • Full check-ups
  • Immunizations
  • TB screening
  • Lab tests including HIV-specific monitoring (T-cells, viral load, genotyping, phenotyping)
  • Anti-HIV medications
  • Opportunistic infections prevention
  • Assessment and treatment of acute medical conditions
  • Individualized treatment plans
Reproductive health care
  • Family planning, including birth control
  • PAP smears & gynecological exams
  • Sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening and treatment
  • On-site colposcopy
On-site prenatal & perinatal care

Acute care and hospitalization

  • Direct admissions to the LAC+USC Women's and Children's Hospital or General Hospital
  • Co-ordination of care during hopsitalization with individualized discharge planning
Comprehensive Mental Health care

  • Case management
  • Psychiatric assessments and treatment
  • Developmental evaluations
  • Support groups
  • Individual counseling
  • Art therapy
Assistance and referrals to access specific services including:

  • Housing
  • Transportation
  • Food
  • Child care
  • Legal help
  • Mental health counseling

Comprehensive medical and psychoscoial care to HIV-exposed children born to HIV-positive mothers

Confidential HIV testing and counseling for family members or partners

Access to Clinical Research Trials

Access to nutritional counseling

Dental referrals to on-site dentist, USC School of Dentistry, and others

On site playroom with child life specialists coordinating age-appropriate activities

On site computer program for children

Referrals and application assistance for residential camps (available to HIV-positive and HIV-negative children and adolescents)

Access to transportation (bus tokens, emergency taxi)


ADDITIONAL SERVICES

  • Services available in Spanish, French, Creole
  • Medical and other health plans accepted
  • Referrals to supplemental health plan coverage program (CCS) available to HIV-positive children and adolescents and to children born to HIV-positive mothers (for first 6 months of life) 
  • Medication coverage assistance (ADAP Program) 
  • Community Pharmacy referrals (home delivery of medications and medical supplies available)

 
 
 



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