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Get started with HIV care

A doctor with a stethoscope around her neck stands outside the North Portland Health Center.

Welcome to our HIV Health Services Center

If you are living with HIV or have been diagnosed with HIV, we’re here to provide the treatment, care, and support you need. Learn how to become a new patient at our HIV Health Services Center.

A nurse cares for a patient at the HIV Health Services Center.

Get started

Call to schedule your first visit or come to the clinic. We will ask you a few questions and set you up with a care team. We can usually see new patients within two weeks.

Your first visit

On your first visit, also called an intake visit, your care team will get to know you and understand your needs.

What to bring with you

Please come to the clinic 15-30 minutes before your first visit to get started.

Here’s what you should bring with you:

  • Identification
  • Proof of residency
  • Proof of income
  • Insurance card (if you have one)
  • Prescription card (if you have it)
  • Your medications, or a list of them

Get meds fast

With the Rapid Start program, we can get medications quickly to patients with a new HIV diagnosis or who have been off medication for a period of time.

Call 503-988-5020