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ACQC and AHF Dedicate Rockaway Beach HIV Healthcare and Service Center

Ribbon-cutting Thursday, October 22nd - 3:00 p.m.

Patient-centered model allows for utmost discretion and one-to-one care

ROCKAWAY BEACH, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and AIDS Center of Queens County (ACQC) are pleased to announce the relocation of its Far Rockaway AHF Healthcare Center and ACQC service site to a new state-of-the-art facility—part of AHF’s innovative patient-centered clinic model, eliminating waiting rooms—to Rockaway Beach. The two nonprofits will continue to deliver cutting-edge medical care and related services to patients at the site regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. Services provided on site will include medical care by AHF, food and nutrition, case management, and a food pantry among other services by ACQC.

ACQC & AHF will continue to deliver cutting-edge medical care & services to patients at the site regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. Services on site include medical care by AHF, food & nutrition, case management, and a food pantry by ACQC.

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WHAT:

 

RIBBON-CUTTING: ACQC & AHF dedicate Rockaway Beach Healthcare Center                 

 

WHEN:

 

Thursday, October 22, 2026

 

TIME:

 

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET

 

WHERE:

 

AHF Rockaway Beach Healthcare Center

 

 

105-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd., 2nd Floor Ste. E

 

 

Rockaway Park, NY 11694

 

 

 

WHO:

 

Donna Tempesta, AHF Northern Bureau Chief

 

 

Rosemary Lopez, Executive Director, ACQC

 

 

Dr. Marcelo Venegas, AHF Northern Regional Medical Director

 

 

Marlene LaLota, AHF Senior Regional Director

 

 

 

NOTE:

 

Reception to follow at

 

 

The Rockaway Hotel

 

 

108-10 Rockaway Beach Drive, Rockaway Park, NY 11694

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest HIV/AIDS healthcare organization, provides cutting-edge medicine and advocacy to more than 3.3 million people across 50 countries, including the U.S. and in Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, the Asia/Pacific Region, and Eastern Europe. In January 2025, AHF received the MLK, Jr. Social Justice Award, The King Center’s highest recognition for an organization leading work in the social justice arena. To learn more about AHF, visit us online at AIDShealth.org, find us on Facebook, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.

Contacts

Rasheed Gonga, AHF Associate Dir Legislative Affairs, Advocacy & Community Engagement
(646) 464-4662
Rasheed.gonga@ahf.org

Marlene LaLota, AHF Senior Regional Director
Mobile: (718) 514-1952
Email: marlene.lalota@ahf.org

AIDS Healthcare Foundation


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ACQC and AHF Dedicate Rockaway Beach HIV Healthcare and Service Center
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Contacts

Rasheed Gonga, AHF Associate Dir Legislative Affairs, Advocacy & Community Engagement
(646) 464-4662
Rasheed.gonga@ahf.org

Marlene LaLota, AHF Senior Regional Director
Mobile: (718) 514-1952
Email: marlene.lalota@ahf.org

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