Beginning in the 1980’s, the world has lived in fear of the mortality rates associated HIV/AIDS.  This pandemic is the catalyst for heart-wrenching helplessness, hopelessness and paranoia. Fortunately the mortality rates are significant lower and those years earlier years are no longer the emotional and scientific descriptors due to today’s advancements in HIV Care and Prevention. Unfortunately, there is still no cure for the HIV infection, but pharmaceutical and medical advancements now report empirical evidence that with proper long-term care, one’s life span can be just as long as someone not living with HIV.

Another unfortunate reality for people living with HIV is stigma.  Yes, there are still people who fear people living with HIV. When one understands the modes of HIV transmission and how to minimize transmission risks, the fear vanishes. HIV is a chronic disease, but it doesn’t have to be a fatal diagnosis and prognosis. Life opportunities are still possible like having a career, having a romantic relationship, parenthood and having a loving community of support and acceptance.

People living with HIV want to be loved and accepted in spite of a HIV positive diagnosis.  Taking that risk to disclose one’s positive HIV status to a romantic partner, family member, friend, work associate or social circle requires self-confidence and the willingness to wager that one will receive unconditional acceptance.  The fears of rejection, be they the stories of others who have experienced rejection or intuitively generated fears of what might happen after disclosure, immobilize many people living with HIV from seeking or staying in care.

At Bond Community Health Center, we understand the stigmas, the cultural differences, the lingering fears from the earlier days of HIV, and the secrecy that encapsulates all of the connotations of what HIV/AIDS evokes in others and in oneself. Be assured that Bond Community Health Center’s patient privacy protocols are adhered to at all times.  The Care Team of professionals want you to know that you can trust them and the entire staff of Bond Community Health Center to protect your privacy and respect your cultural and lifestyle identities. 

The Care Team practices the most effective, current clinical protocols for treating individuals living with HIV. They stay current with the recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Florida Department of Health, the National Institutes of Health – National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, the American Academy of HIV Medicine and the AIDS Education Training Center. The HIV Care and Prevention program undergoes rigorous audits at the federal and state levels of health care administration. The HIV Care and Prevention Program engages in quality assurance and improvement exercises to continually strengthen the productivity and effectiveness of the Program.

Just because Bond is a community health center doesn’t mean that you are sacrificing your quality of care. There is no compromising. The BCHC quality of care is equal to if not better than care at private or larger health care practices.   This community health center practices a health care model of providing high quality, patient centered primary care medicine regardless of the individual’s ability to pay for services rendered. Simply, you get exceptional HIV care at Bond Community Health Center.

Healthcare can be very costly to the point that some people delay seeking care because of nominal financial resources. At Bond Community Health Center, we contain your health care costs using federal, state and municipal grants; personal insurance plans, community partners and philanthropic donations to lower, if not entirely remove medical costs as a barrier to accessing and retention in care.

Bond Community Health Center offers HIV care, confidential HIV rapid counseling and testing, HIV Prevention and Risk Reduction products and education to the surrounding 8 counties that comprise the North-Florida Big Bend area.  Allow Bond CHC to be your HIV primary care home because your life matters, and you matter to us.    

Bond Community Health Center offers an array of pediatric services. Our pediatric department is staffed with some of Tallahassee’s finest and skilled medical professionals. Our pediatric staff takes pride in providing high-quality care to all of our patients and their families. Our pediatrician is dedicated to the health of all children and follows the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other evidence-based practice guidelines. In accordance with the mission of Bond, our pediatric staff strives to improve the physical, spiritual, psychosocial, and psychological well-being of the residents of Leon and surrounding counties by providing access to the highest quality comprehensive health services.

With particular concern for lower socioeconomic groups, regardless of their ability to pay, Bond provides comprehensive health services for children of all ages. In an effort to sustain cohesiveness, referrals to specialties such as Cardiology, Neurology, and Pediatric Infectious Disease are completed in-house. Our pediatric team is committed to ensuring that patients receive high-quality medical care in an environment that fosters culturally and linguistically competent services and attitudes from all staff. To accommodate these services we provide in-house translation services for our Spanish-speaking families and American Sign Language translation services for those who are hearing impaired.

Here is a comprehensive (but not all-inclusive) list of services provided by the Bond Community Health Center pediatric department:

• Well Child physicals (0-17 years of age)
• Hearing and Basic Vision Screenings
• Sports Physicals
• Sick Visits/ Walk-Ins
• Laboratory Testing
• Vaccine Services
• ADHD diagnosis and management
• Autism Screening

Mission

As a Pharmaceutical healthcare team, we strive to provide safe, high-quality services that result in optimal patient outcomes. We are dedicated to being the only pharmacy our patients need by providing affordable and cost-effective medications, in conjunction with in-house therapy management to help improve our patients quality of life. We realize our continual growth and future are dependent upon the excellent customer service and provision of quality healthcare we provide; therefore, we aim to serve with the utmost commitment and passion.

Goals

• Improve patient outcomes and provide the highest quality pharmaceutical care.
• Foster a collaborative approach to medication safety among all disciplines.
• To ensure the future of professional and competent practitioners by utilizing and training pharmacy students.
• Provide an exceptional work environment and a welcoming patient atmosphere.
• Integrate new clinical and pharmacy systems that improve productivity regularly.
• Provide all services in a safe, efficient and timely manner.

Services

• Full-Service Pharmacy
• Patient Assistance Programs
• Medication Therapy Management Program
• HIV Medication Management Services
• Patient Portal

YouRx Patient Pharmacy
1720 South Gadsden Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301 (only location)

Monday through Thursday: 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Friday: 8:00 am to 1:00 pm
First Saturday of every month 9:00 am to 2:00 pm