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HIV/AIDS Medical Care

Tarzana Treatment Centers’ Specialty Care Clinics offer up-to-date educational, preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic medical services for those living with HIV/AIDS. TTC’s approach to HIV care embraces a whole-person approach recognizing that HIV has a unique impact on each patient’s life. To address the impact on each patient’s health as fully as possible, TTC offers:

  • Medical evaluation and clinical care
  • Medical specialty services
  • Medical care coordination
  • Adherence counseling
  • Laboratory testing (including drug resistance and other specialized tests)
  • Nutrition therapy
  • HIV prevention
  • Sexually transmitted infection prevention and testing
  • On site referrals to behavioral health services including Mental Health Services and Substance use/abuse counseling and medications for addiction treatment

The HIV Care team is led by a licensed health care professional credentialed as an HIV/AIDS Specialist by the American Academy of HIV Medicine. TTC recognizes and respects the inherent dignity of each patient and provides linguistically and culturally appropriate care in a patient-centered environment. The HIV Care team engages each patient as active partners in decisions about their personal health care regimen thus appointment times ensure that patients are given the opportunity to ask questions and receive accurate answers regarding their healthcare.

The goals of TTC’s Specialty Care Clinics include:

  • Promoting optimal health
  • Interrupting or delaying the progression of HIV
  • Preventing and treating opportunistic infections
  • Ensuring behavioral health needs are met
  • Providing education & prevention services

With the advent of new medications and increased knowledge about HIV/AIDS, people are living longer and experiencing an improved quality of life. However, this can be an overwhelming time as changes in lifestyle can be difficult to manage. As the experience of living with HIV/AIDS has changed, so have we. The HIV care team is well versed in helping each patient achieve their own unique quality-filled life.