Southwest Comprehensive AIDS-care, Research and Education Center is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and is one of five Health Management Alliances (HMAs) that serve HIV positive residents of New Mexico. Southwest CARE Center primarily serves Santa Fe and eight additional northern counties of New Mexico.
The mission of Southwest CARE Center is to provide comprehensive care, research, education, prevention and support services to people affected by HIV/AIDS and related conditions in New Mexico.
Please travel our web site to learn about our work and facilities and how we can help raise the quality life for HIV positive New Mexicans. Please don't hesitate to contact us for information, treatment, testing, or to volunteer your services to a growing community of HIV/AIDS-aware citizens.
FREE ANONYMOUS RAPID HIV TESTING
Southwest CARE Center, with the support of the Santa Fe County Public Health Office, is an independent HIV-antibody testing site. Testing is available, by appointment, each Monday evening from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm at 649 Harkle Road, Suite E, and is anonymous and free. Southwest CARE Center has upgraded its HIV testing by becoming the first agency in New Mexico to use Trinity Biotech's Uni-Gold Recombigen© HIV Rapid Tests. With this new technology, persons receiving HIV tests can get their results in ten minutes. Pre- and post-test counseling is provided by Certified HIV Prevention Counselors, who are all members of the Center's staff.
The ability to determine a person's HIV status within ten minutes means an end to the two week waiting period normally required for labs to process HIV tests. The rapid test is done with a finger stick and has a 99.7% specificity rate. Like previous HIV tests, the rapid test picks up on anti-bodies to the HIV virus in a person's blood. With trained counselors on site, a person testing positive will be able to immediately begin the process of receiving services provided by Southwest CARE Center: medical, pharmacy, case management and practical support. To learn more, follow the link on the drop down menu above under Medical Case Management & Prevention.
Please let your friends and acquaintances know about this service. Call (505) 989-8200 (x1001 or press 0), or toll free (888) 320-8200 to schedule an appointment. Our free testing program is made possible with support from the New Mexico Department of Health.
This site contains HIV prevention messages that may not be appropriate for all audiences. Since HIV infection is spread primarily through sexual practices or by sharing needles, prevention messages and programs may address these topics. If you are not seeking such information or may be offended by such materials, please exit this website.
The mission of Southwest CARE Center is to provide comprehensive care, research, education, prevention and support services to people affected by HIV/AIDS and related conditions in New Mexico.
Please travel our web site to learn about our work and facilities and how we can help raise the quality life for HIV positive New Mexicans. Please don't hesitate to contact us for information, treatment, testing, or to volunteer your services to a growing community of HIV/AIDS-aware citizens.
FREE ANONYMOUS RAPID HIV TESTING
Southwest CARE Center, with the support of the Santa Fe County Public Health Office, is an independent HIV-antibody testing site. Testing is available, by appointment, each Monday evening from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm at 649 Harkle Road, Suite E, and is anonymous and free. Southwest CARE Center has upgraded its HIV testing by becoming the first agency in New Mexico to use Trinity Biotech's Uni-Gold Recombigen© HIV Rapid Tests. With this new technology, persons receiving HIV tests can get their results in ten minutes. Pre- and post-test counseling is provided by Certified HIV Prevention Counselors, who are all members of the Center's staff.
The ability to determine a person's HIV status within ten minutes means an end to the two week waiting period normally required for labs to process HIV tests. The rapid test is done with a finger stick and has a 99.7% specificity rate. Like previous HIV tests, the rapid test picks up on anti-bodies to the HIV virus in a person's blood. With trained counselors on site, a person testing positive will be able to immediately begin the process of receiving services provided by Southwest CARE Center: medical, pharmacy, case management and practical support. To learn more, follow the link on the drop down menu above under Medical Case Management & Prevention.
Please let your friends and acquaintances know about this service. Call (505) 989-8200 (x1001 or press 0), or toll free (888) 320-8200 to schedule an appointment. Our free testing program is made possible with support from the New Mexico Department of Health.
This site contains HIV prevention messages that may not be appropriate for all audiences. Since HIV infection is spread primarily through sexual practices or by sharing needles, prevention messages and programs may address these topics. If you are not seeking such information or may be offended by such materials, please exit this website.
