HIV/AIDS

Jackson Health System provides comprehensive HIV/AIDS testing and support services throughout the system.

Our primary care centers offer free testing at various times throughout the week. Jackson Memorial Hospital’s South Florida AIDS Network provides free testing and offers extensive services to assist patients who are diagnosed with HIV.

For Adults

Established by Jackson Memorial Hospital in 1986, the South Florida AIDS Network (SFAN) was the first organization in Miami-Dade County to provide client advocacy/case management and related support services to people with HIV/AIDS. SFAN is now the single largest comprehensive HIV/AIDS service provider in Miami-Dade County.

For Children

The Children’s Clinical Immunology Unit at Holtz Children’s Hospital is one of the only units in the country that specializes in treating children, from infants through adolescence, who are HIV-positive. This specialized unit was created in 1995 to provide care and dedicated staffing for children with compromised immune systems due to HIV. As the treatments for HIV improved over the years, more children are living longer and better lives. Many of the children in Holtz Children’s Clinical Immunology Unit have grown from infants into teenagers, coming back to the CCIU as needed whenever their health changes.

Along with our expert pediatric physicians, a team of highly skilled and dedicated registered nurses ensure that children who are HIV-positive receive proper care and all the comfort they need. Special emphasis is placed on maintaining a routine lifestyle for these children, which includes academic tutoring by Miami-Dade County teachers for children hospitalized for more than two weeks. Children and their families can also eat meals and enjoy time together in the unit’s special family-friendly communal area.

For Adults

Established by Jackson Memorial Hospital in 1986, the South Florida AIDS Network (SFAN) was the first organization in Miami-Dade County to provide client advocacy/case management and related support services to people with HIV/AIDS. SFAN is now the single largest comprehensive HIV/AIDS service provider in Miami-Dade County.

For Children

The Children’s Clinical Immunology Unit at Holtz Children’s Hospital is one of the only units in the country that specializes in treating children, from infants through adolescence, who are HIV-positive. This specialized unit was created in 1995 to provide care and dedicated staffing for children with compromised immune systems due to HIV. As the treatments for HIV improved over the years, more children are living longer and better lives. Many of the children in Holtz Children’s Clinical Immunology Unit have grown from infants into teenagers, coming back to the CCIU as needed whenever their health changes.

Along with our expert pediatric physicians, a team of highly skilled and dedicated registered nurses ensure that children who are HIV-positive receive proper care and all the comfort they need. Special emphasis is placed on maintaining a routine lifestyle for these children, which includes academic tutoring by Miami-Dade County teachers for children hospitalized for more than two weeks. Children and their families can also eat meals and enjoy time together in the unit’s special family-friendly communal area.