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LGBTQIA+ Care & Services

Healthcare & Wellness Services for All

Valley Medical Center and its Clinic
Network is committed to empowering
our patients of various gender
identities and sexual orientations,
including individuals identifying as
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, 以及无性恋/浪漫/无性恋(LGBTQIA+)，尽可能过上最健康的生活. Our caregiving team
在温馨的环境中提供及时、富有同情心和尊重的护理

查看LGBTQIA+社区的盟友和/或提供LGBTQIA+特定服务的提供者的简介. 

(提示:搜索某些供应商提供的相关服务, enter a keyword such as PrEP, hormone therapy, or HIV.)

 

Equitable, Inclusive Healthcare
To provide the highest quality care, 十大正规网赌软件供应商致力于在公平的基础上向患者提供保健服务, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, 婚姻状况和其他非医学相关因素. 工作人员参加持续的培训，以了解LGBTQIA+个体独特的医疗保健需求和关注点.

A Special Interest in LGBTQIA+ Care 
Valley的护理人员积极展示他们对LGBTQIA+社区人们健康和福祉的支持. Within their online profiles, 硅谷的一些供应商表示，他们对满足LGBTQIA+社区成员的特殊需求和关注特别感兴趣. Look for providers who prescribe:

  • Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
  • Gender affirming hormone therapy
  • HIV treatment

Our Services Include:

  • 为所有性别提供初级保健和预防性筛查
  • Women’s health services
  • 保健，包括向青少年提供保密的性和生殖服务
  • Trans health care
  • Sexual health screening and treatment
  • Help to stop smoking 
  • 行为健康评估、咨询和精神病学
  • Geriatric care
  • Specialty care
  • Insurance counseling and payment plans 
  • Interpreter services (available 24/7)

What You Can Expect During Your Primary Care Visit

  • 你的医生会询问你的总体健康状况, your health concerns, relationships, sexual activities, needs for preventive care such as vaccinations, 需要帮助戒烟或治疗药物使用问题以及抑郁和焦虑的症状.
  • 你可以向你的医生询问任何其他与你有关的医疗、心理或社会问题.
  • 你可以指定一个医疗保健代理，包括同性伴侣.
  • 你的服务将完全保密.
  • 如果你想要一个中性卫生间，而没有, 你可以自由选择你觉得最舒服的那个.

尊重探视权和医疗决策权
十大正规网赌软件护理人员尊重LGBTQIA+患者及其伴侣的探视权和医疗保健决策权, children, 以及其他被他们定义为家庭成员的人.

Striving to Improve Inclusive Care
十大正规网赌软件致力于采取措施，使我们的医疗保健和健康服务充分包容和尊重LGBTQIA+的人，并以书面形式反映出来, policies and procedures, 对所有临床和行政人员进行适当的培训, and standardized assessments. 十大正规网赌软件的政策不允许基于性取向、性别认同或表达的歧视. Valley is always working to improve our procedures, behavior, 语言和物理环境更加包容和有益, 包括更新我们的电子病历软件, signs and communication skills. See Valley's Caregiver and Leader Commitment. 如果你在十大正规网赌软件或我们的诊所看到或经历了不舒服或需要改善的事情, 如能与我们联系，我们将不胜感激.

更多地了解我们的病人是谁有助于十大正规网赌软件提供更好的护理
Starting in 2023, regulatory agencies are requiring hospitals to collect more information about Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI); Race, Ethnicity and Language (REaL); and disability status when admitting patients to the hospital or visiting any primary or specialty care clinics. 收集这些信息可以让我们更好地了解不同社区成员的需求, 让我们能够更好地照顾我们的社区，就像家人一样. 这些信息将成为患者机密医疗记录的一部分，回答问题是自愿的.
Read the FAQs about how this information is used.
请参阅十大正规网赌软件使用的性取向和性别认同术语表.

Valley's Patient & Family Advisory Council 是否积极招募和接受患者及其家属加入PFAC, 一个致力于改善十大正规网赌软件医院患者体验的委员会. 有兴趣了解更多有关在本委员会任职的信息? Please apply here.

A Recognized Leader in Healthcare Equality
2012年，十大正规网赌软件是西华大学医学系统中第一个被人权运动基金会认可为LGBT医疗平等领导者的实体，并继续获得这一年度认可.

LGBTQIA+ Health: Part 1

Dara Jolly, MD, obstetrician & gynecologist and faculty member of the physician residency program at Valley Family Medicine addresses potential  health issues important for LGBTQIA+ patients; preventive health guidelines for those who identify as lesbian, bi, or assigned female at birth (AFAB); connecting with providers with expertise in LGBTQIA+ healthcare; healthcare recommendations for those transitioning female-to-male (pre-op); and the practices Valley employs to offer a supportive environment for LGBTQIA+ patients.

LGBTQIA+ Health: Part 2

Dan Brelsford, MD, and Mickey Kander, PA-C, 解决LGBTQIA+社区患者的常见健康问题, particularly for gay and bi men. 主题包括性传播感染检测、艾滋病毒预防和心理健康. 他们还讨论了硅谷为支持LGBTQIA+患者而制定的政策和做法. 


寻找社区和在线资源，为LGBTQIA+人群提供社会和健康支持? Use this helpful resource list