HIV/AIDS Specialty Care Center

138-47 Horace Harding Expressway
Second Floor
Flushing, NY 11355
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Phone: (718) 670-2530

Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, 8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m., Thursday, 12:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

New York Hospital Queens has been designated an AIDS Center by the New York State Department of Health. The center offers comprehensive HIV/AIDS services and the Infectious Disease service meets daily.

The center's case management team is composed of physicians, nurses, a nutritionist, social workers, oral pathologists and pastoral care representatives. In addition to providing state-of-the-art medical therapy, the center offers HIV testing, psychosocial intervention, ophthalmology, OB-GYN services, dental care, nutrition counseling and supplements.

The medical director and a nutritionist have lectured extensively on a national level and are on the Boards of Directors of numerous HIV/AIDS professional organizations. Furthermore, the staff has published many articles in peer-reviewed journals. A list of publications and video tapes can be made available upon request.

Meet the Director.

Case Management / Social Work

Intake/assessment
Service plan development/implementation
Crisis intervention
Counseling: individual and group
On-going monitoring
Inpatient discharge planning
Advocacy collaboration with other services
Determination of benefits

Nutrition

Counseling
Diarrhea work-up
Vitamins/minerals
Supplements
Special dietary modification
Enteral and parenteral nutrition
Bioelectric impedance analyzer ( measures lean body mass - fat and muscle metabolism)