Project dates: February 2022 - July 2025
This project supported the NYC 2020 End the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Plans four Pillars to: 1) Diagnose; 2) Treat; 3) Prevent and 4) Respond to HIV. Specifically HRT addressed the diagnose pillar by providing funding to health care systems to implement system-level changes to support routine HIV testing in clinical settings and build capacity for sustainable models of universal HIV testing. The project involved the implementation of universal HIV testing to patients presenting to six NYC Emergency Departments (EDs) in the Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS). In addition to HIV testing, the program provided universal PrEP education and status neutral navigation to patients in all six EDs. The program used site champions, embedded health educators, a navigator and a series of electronic medical record (EMR) changes designed to augment and sustain high volume HIV testing and status neutral navigation.