New Jefferson Health practice geared toward LGBTQ+ patients opens in Haddonfield – nj.com

Jefferson Health Haddonfield Primary & Specialty Care, a new LGBTQ+ Affirming Practice at 80 Tanner St. in Haddonfield, will begin seeing patients on Monday, Jan. 4.

Accessible by car and public transportation, the practice will provide a safe space for LGBTQ+ patients to seek inclusive, multidisciplinary care.

While focused on caring for LGBTQ patients, the practice will be open to all adult members of the community needing medical care, offering services in infectious diseases care, HIV, behavioral health and primary care.

We will also provide hormone replacement therapy, Medication-Assisted Treatment for opioid use disorder, and pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention upon opening, said Jefferson Medical Group ambulatory operations vice president Amanda Kimmel. In the future, gynecology services and breast surgery will be available as well.

All staff and providers at the practice will be trained and proficient in LBGTQ+ culturally competent care, Kimmel said.

Our goal is to foster a safe, positive space where the unique and specific health needs of the local LGBTQ+ community are met with compassion and expertise, says Kimmel. Despite existing federal protections, the LGBTQ+ community continues to face significant healthcare discrimination, which often leads to a delay in seeking both preventive care and care for urgent or life-threatening conditions.

Members of the LGBTQ+ community are more likely to experience issues related to mental health and substance use disorder, as well as several chronic conditions, diseases and infections.

As a member of the LGBTQ+ community myself, Ive always found it challenging to find competent healthcare, said medical director Dr. Todd Levin, an infectious diseases specialist. Our patients wont have to worry about stigma and will know that every provider is trained to provide optimal care for them specifically. Here, patients will feel accepted and we can address issues that some providers are not comfortable talking about or treating, like prescribing PrEP for HIV prevention or giving the proper health screenings to transgender patients.

Call 844-542-2273 for more information or to schedule an appointment.

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