AHF Dedicates New Upland HIV Healthcare Center and Pharmacy
AHF Dedicates New Upland HIV Healthcare Center and Pharmacy
Ribbon-cutting Thursday, November 5th - 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
UPLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is pleased to announce the dedication of its Upland AHF Healthcare Center to a newer state-of-the-art facility—part of AHF’s innovative patient-centered clinic model, eliminating waiting rooms allowing for utmost discretion and one-to-one care—to San Bernardino Road in Upland. The nonprofit 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, case management, pharmacy services and HIV and STD testing and prevention services. The site will be open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The new clinic, part of AHF’s innovative patient-centered clinic model, eliminates waiting rooms, allowing for utmost discretion and one-to-one care. AHF will continue to deliver cutting-edge medical care regardless of insurance status or ability to pay.
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RIBBON-CUTTING: AHF dedicates New AHF Healthcare Center/Upland and hosts its Annual CLIENT APPRECIATION THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON |
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Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
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10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Clinic ribbon-cutting ceremony |
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12:00 pm – 2:00 p.m. Client Thanksgiving appreciation luncheon |
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AHF Upland Healthcare Center, 1060 San Bernardino Road, Upland, CA 91796 |
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WHO: |
Wollelaw Agmas, MD, MPH, MAS, AHF Medical Director, Upland and Riverside HCCs |
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Michael Weinstein, AHF President |
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Whitney Engeran-Cordova, Co-vice President, AHF’s Public Health Division |
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Marcelino Alcorta, AHF Western Bureau Chief |
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Negar Shirazpour, AHF Regional Director of Pharmacy |
HIV and AIDS in the Inland Empire
The Inland Empire in Southern California has a total of approximately 16,731 people living with HIV across Riverside1 and San Bernardino2 Counties and at the end of 2024, a total of 573 new HIV diagnoses were reported in the region. 60.3% of new HIV diagnoses reported in Riverside County, and 64.1% of new HIV diagnoses reported in San Bernardino County identified as Hispanic/Latino, respectively, with male-to-male sexual contact being the predominant transmission category. Individuals 25-34 years old accounted for the most cases of new HIV diagnoses reported in the Inland Empire, whereas 35.6% of cases reported in Riverside County and 37% of cases reported in San Bernardino County were within this age group.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest HIV/AIDS healthcare organization, provides cutting-edge medicine and advocacy to more than 3.3 million individuals across 48 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.
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1 AIDSVu. (2026). Understanding the Current HIV Epidemic. Location Profile: Riverside County, CA. https://map.aidsvu.org/profiles/county/riverside-county-ca-california/overview#0-2-Demographics
2 AIDSVu. (2026). Understanding the Current HIV Epidemic. Location Profile: San Bernardino County, CA. https://map.aidsvu.org/profiles/county/san-bernardino-county-ca-california/overview#0-2-Demographics
Contacts
Ged Kenslea, Senior Director, AHF Communications
(323) 791-5526 c
ged.kenslea@ahf.org
