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1st appeared 16 October 1998 New Name for UCSF AIDS Program and New Renovated Quarters at SFGHMC The UCSF AIDS clinical service, based at San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center (SFGHMC), announced its new name and showed off its renovated outpatient quarters at a special open house yesterday. The new name of the comprehensive UCSF AIDS service is UCSF Positive Health Program, directed by Paul Volberding, UCSF professor of medicine and oncology. The program operates in partnership with the Community Health Network, San Francisco's integrated health care delivery system.
There are two outpatient units. The outpatient service at San Francisco General is now called the Positive Health Practice at SFGHMC. The medical director is John Stansell, UCSF associate professor of medicine. Formerly known as Ward 86 or the UCSF/SFGH AIDS Clinic, this service is located at 995 Potrero, 6th floor. Patients can reach the service at 415/476-0828. The outpatient service at UCSF Medical Center, a part of UCSF Stanford Health Care, is now called the Positive Health Practice at UCSF. Located at 400 Parnassus, 4th Floor, this service previously was named the UCSF AIDS Clinic. The phone number for patient consultations is 415/476-6027. The renovation on the 6th Floor of Building 80 at SFGHMC represents a two-year, $200,000 makeover designed to improve the efficiency of outpatient care activities and to make the area more pleasant for all visitors and staff. It includes modernization of patient exam and treatment rooms, a revised floor plan to create areas for lab tests and other specialized tasks, a major upgrade of electrical and heating systems, and new paint and artwork. A major addition to the floor is an information resource center for HIV/AIDS patients, cancer patients, and caretakers. Named the Constance B. Wofsy Educational Center, this special unit is equipped with print and video informational materials and a computer terminal for online searches. It honors the late UCSF researcher who was a leader in HIV/AIDS care from the early days of the epidemic. The UCSF Positive Health Program offers a variety of clinical services -- both inpatient and outpatient -- by more than 75 medical care providers. Ranked best in the country for AIDS care by US News & World Report for seven consecutive years, the program has provided treatment to thousands of AIDS/HIV patients and currently oversees close to 2,500 outpatient visits each month. The HIV/AIDS inpatient unit is located at SFGHMC on Ward 5A. The medical director is Laurence Huang, UCSF assistant professor of medicine.
Their mission was straightforward: They would care for anyone with the disease, regardless of race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, country, or origin. These principles of patient care continue today. Links: Source: Corinna Kaarleta, News Services |
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"Our new name reflects the dramatic
changes in our field and in the services we provide. Many
people are living with HIV who don't have AIDS, and we
also care for patients with cancer and blood disorders
who don't have HIV. Our approach to all our patients is,
indeed, very positive," said Volberding.
Founded in 1983, the UCSF AIDS Program arose
from the vision of three pioneers in AIDS treatment and
research at SFGHMC: oncologists Paul Volberding and
Donald Abrams, and the late Constance Wofsy, an
infectious disease specialist. Teaming with two nurses
and a clerk, they opened the unit at SFGHMC at a time
when few people had heard of AIDS. It was one of the
first HIV/AIDS facilities in the nation.