AHF’s South Beach Wellness Center Moves One Block North on Alton Road

With the closing of AHF’s Out of the Closet Thrift Store on Alton Road, the AHF Wellness Center at that site, which offers free HIV and STD testing and treatment, is relocating one block north to 1613 Alton Road (at 16^th Street) to the AHF Pharmacy and Healthcare Center.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Effective Monday, August 17th, the AHF Wellness Center – South Beach operated by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) in Miami Beach is relocating one block North from its previous Alton Road address at the AHF Out of the Closet Thrift Store to a new site at 1613 Alton Road (at 16^th Street), Miami Beach, FL 33139. The Wellness Center is moving to a site housing an AHF Pharmacy and the AHF Healthcare Center after the Out of the Closet closed operations August 9th. Hours at the new AHF Wellness Center location, which offers free HIV and STD testing and treatment, will remain the same: Mondays AND Thursdays, 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

AHF Wellness Centers provide access to the community for confidential and free testing for HIV and STDs including Chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. The clinic also offers free treatment for STDs.

AHF WELLNESS CENTER – SOUTH BEACH
1613 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33139
(inside the AHF Pharmacy and WPA Health Care Center)
1-877-295-8727
HOURS: Monday AND Thursday 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has tracked a disturbing rise in syphilis rates throughout the U.S. Florida was found to have the fourth-highest syphilis rate in the nation: the Sunshine State identified 1,513 cases of syphilis in 2013, the last year for which CDC data are available.

“Routine screening for HIV and STDs is important for anyone who is sexually active,” said Albert Ruiz, Director of Wellness Center Programs for AHF’s Public Health Division. “We routinely see patients at the Wellness Center that were unaware that they had an STD. Because STDs oftentimes go unnoticed and can result in serious health complications if left untreated, routine screenings provide an important mechanism to protect your health as well as that of your partners.”

AHF operates Wellness Centers in California, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Texas and Washington, DC as well as in Mexico City. Additional location information can be found at www.freeSTDcheck.org.

About AHF

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is the largest non-profit HIV/AIDS healthcare provider in the USA. AHF currently provides medical care and/or services to over 451,000 individuals in 36 countries worldwide in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, Eastern Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.aidshealth.org, find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/aidshealth and follow us on Twitter: @AIDSHealthcare