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An urgent care center in Los Angeles is offering to check qualified patients for sexually transmitted disease at no cost. The plan is part of Vermont Urgent Care’s goal to expand their offerings to include sexual health services—but it’s also a great way to introduce themselves to patients who may not have visited the clinic before. Urgent care centers, in general, have become popular among patients who think they may need to get checked for STDs, but may be embarrassed to go to their usual providers. (The current issue of the JUCM News electronic newsletter takes a fresh look at the business case for expanding services to include HIV testing in Should Your Urgent Care Center Offer HIV Testing?)
Los Angelinos Can Go to Urgent Care to See If They Have an STD—for Free