High Point joins with Zufall Health to provide testing for HIV

High Point Partial Care is known for the outstanding addiction and mental health care it provides, but it does not stop there. High Point staff are concerned about all areas of the clients’ health.  Through our partnership with Zufall Health, a federally qualified health center based in Somerset, High Pont can now refer clients for medical and dental care and, most recently, to be tested for HIV.  This is in keeping with High Point taking a person-centered, holistic approach to client care.

Zufall’s Ricardo Salcido (pictured) is coming to High Point this week to do the first round of testing on clients who expressed interest in doing so.  In January, Ricardo came to the facility to give a presentation on HIV to the clients in High Point’s Substance Use Program. Mental Health clients will have their own presentation and then be scheduled for testing. 

During his presentation last month, Ricardo engaged the clients about HIV and the importance to their overall health being tested. He explained how advances in medicine have meant that a positive result is not life-threatening, provided the patient begins on protocol of treatment. There are a number of medications to control HIV, and it is important to match the right medicine to the individual. At the time, many High Point clients showed they were well-versed in the history of HIV and how treatment for it has progressed. 

This HIV testing program at High Point reflects how the staff cares for our clients, certainly focusing on addiction and mental health issues but helping to address general health wherever possible.  To find out more about High Point, call (908) 788-5979.