By San Ysidro Health
On Thursday, Sept. 12, San Ysidro Health hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and celebratory event commemorating the opening of its newest clinic site, the Gender-Affirming Medicine & Sexual (GeMS) Health Clinic, located next to San Ysidro Health-Chula Vista (678 Third Ave., Chula Vista, CA 91910).
The GeMS Health Clinic was built in order to expand services the organization currently offers and to close the gap in LGBTQ+ services in the South Bay area. The clinic is a state-of-the-art facility that provides the following services: LGBTQ+-focused primary care; transgender care services, including hormone therapy; sexual health; contraception; STD testing; HIV and Hepatitis C testing and prevention; PrEP; referrals to behavioral health; and walk-in services.
GeMS Health is a safe, confidential and inclusive space with medical providers and staff experienced in providing specialty care in sexual health.
“As we celebrate 50 years of service across San Diego County, San Ysidro Health is committed to our daily mission of improving the health and well-being of the communities we serve, with access for all, and we take pride in our specialty services for our LGBTQ+ patients,” said Kevin Mattson, president and CEO, San Ysidro Health. “The GeMS Health Clinic is one component of a multi-faceted effort to ensure all San Ysidro Health organizational sites and departments are welcoming to LGBTQ+ patients and can provide appropriate care and support.”
For more information regarding San Ysidro Health or to donate, please visit www.syhealth.org or call 619-662-4100.
—About San Ysidro Health: San Ysidro Health is a nonprofit organization committed to providing high quality, compassionate, accessible and affordable health care services for the entire family. The organization was founded by seven women in search of medical services for their children. Fifty years later, San Ysidro Health now provides innovative care to over 105,000 lives in our care through a vast and integrated network of 34 program sites across San Diego County including: medical clinics, dental clinics, behavioral health centers, HIV centers, WIC nutrition centers, mobile medical units, school-based health centers, chiropractic services, pediatric developmental clinic, teen clinic, senior health center and Program for All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). San Ysidro Health and its program sites are designed under the concept of the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model of care, where the patient, not the support staff or provider, is the focus of all care and services. For additional information, please visit San Ysidro Health at www.syhealth.org. Connect with San Ysidro Health on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
