patient visits annually
HIV Care & Prevention
Care for People with HIV/AIDS
We provide integrated primary and specialty care for our patients living with HIV. We also help people at risk of getting HIV.
HIV Care & Prevention Locations
HIV/AIDS Clinic (Ward 86) Appointments
995 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco CA 94110
Building 80 | 6th Floor, Ward 86
Hours
Clinic is closed 12 to 12:45 p.m. dailyHIV/AIDS Clinic (Ward 86) Urgent Care Drop-Ins
995 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco CA 94110
Building 80 | 6th Floor, Ward 86
Hours
Monday: 1:00 pm - 4:30 pmTuesday: 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Wednesday: 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Thursday: 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Friday: 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
International Leader in HIV Health Care
We are part of the HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine Division. We operate together with UCSF. We are an internationally recognized leader known for HIV clinical care, research, and education. Our approach includes integrated primary and specialty care for patients living with HIV and those at risk for HIV acquisition. It also includes social services and case management.
We treat not only the disease but the person. We treat HIV and prevent it. Our care model is used worldwide. It is known as the San Francisco model of HIV/AIDS care.
Getting To Zero
Zero new HIV infections. Zero HIV stigma & discrimination. Zero HIV-related deaths.
Getting to Zero San Francisco is a group of 300+ individual community members and advocates, community-based organizations, educational institutions, industry partners, government agencies, and providers – public and private – from different disciplines who work together to achieve the vision to make the City and County of San Francisco the first jurisdiction with zero new HIV infections, zero HIV stigma, and zero HIV-related deaths.
Co Founded in 2014 by:
- Dr. Diane Havlir, Chief of the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine ZSFG/UCSF
- Dr. Susan Buchbinder, Director of Bridge HIV at San Francisco Department of Health
- Neil Giuliano (San Francisco AIDS Foundation)
- Dana Van Gorder (Project Inform)
- Jeff Sheehy (UCSF AIDS Research Institute)
- Scott Wiener (California State Senator)
The overall goals are to:
- Improve health for persons at risk for or living with HIV/AIDS in San Francisco
- Develop and implement innovative programs with a priority placed on equity and demonstrate impact with measurable objectives
- Secure multi-sector funding and support for existing and new programs
- Exchange best practices with other cities
The near-term goal is to reduce new HIV transmissions and HIV-related deaths by 90% by 2025.
Getting to Zero San Francisco takes a three-pronged approach:
- Prevent infection with the expansion of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in San Francisco
- Rapidly deliver antiretroviral therapy as fast as possible to newly-diagnosed HIV-infected patients and those who are no longer in care
- Keep patients in care to prolong health, wellness, and life
The Getting to Zero San Francisco strategy for 2021-2025:
- Deliver low-barrier HIV prevention, treatment and wraparound services to people experiencing homelessness
- Address the mental health of San Franciscans aging with HIV, including long-term survivors
- Implement DoxyPEP city-wide to accelerate reduction in overall bacterial STIs
- Mobilize and advocate for evidence-based overdose prevention services, including safe consumption sites, to reduce HIV and hepatitis infections and overdose deaths.
The Getting to Zero San Francisco Consortium is committed to dismantling racism and institutional bias in systems and practices and re-envisioning a model of HIV prevention and care that supports all San Franciscans.
Ward 86
Established in 1983 as one of the first dedicated HIV clinics in the United States.
Our Impact
28,000
6,500
screenings annually for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
2,000
social work visits annually
How We Make a Difference
The Lobby at Ward 86 – A Health Access Point Program
Designed to provide accessible and comprehensive health services to San Francisco communities, offering a welcoming space where individuals can drop in and receive a range of health services, including preventive care and screenings, support with substance use disorders, and general health check-ups.
POP-UP Program – For People with HIV Experiencing Homelessness
The program provides medical and psychosocial services for individuals who are living with HIV and who are homeless or unstably housed, and offers financial incentives for linkage and retention in care, enhanced patient outreach, and referral for HIV housing.
Golden Compass (HIV & Aging)
The program provides multidisciplinary medical care and psychosocial needs of people over 50 living with HIV, who have an increased risk of conditions such as heart disease, osteoporosis (thin bones), memory problems and cancer.
Women’s HIV Clinic
Women with HIV have special needs, including designated gynecologic and obstetric services, bone health, support groups, acupuncture, and additional services.
SPLASH Program – Long-Acting Injectable HIV Treatment and Prevention
Provides long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (ART) for both HIV treatment and HIV prevention (PrEP), this program aims to enhance adherence and improve health outcomes by offering an alternative to daily oral medications.
RAPID start and RAPID Restart
At Ward 86, our goal for every person living with HIV is the achievement and maintenance of virologic suppression which improves individual and public health outcomes. We rapidly start antiretroviral therapy (ART) with a new diagnosis or in those out of care.
Revival of Care Program
At Ward 86, we aim to provide excellence in mental health care, substance use services and preventative care for all people with HIV.
Who We Serve
- 21% Black/African American
- 8% Asian/Pacific Islander
- 48% White
- 30% Other
- <1% Native American
29% of people are of Hispanic/Latino/a/x origin