FACES Program:
The SUNY-DMC FACES Clinical Program provides comprehensive services to its HIV population, all in one clinical setting in the main Outpatient Department at UHB.

SUNY-DMC’s multidisciplinary personnel provide a full range of services including primary medical care including antiretroviral therapy, case management, mental health services, adolescent support groups, hearing/vision testing, nutritional consultation, treatment adherence counseling, health education, access to clinical trials for pregnant women, children and adolescents, assistance with transportation to medical visits, 24 hour on-call service and consultations and referrals for all other subspecialties.

To meet the needs of its aging perinatally infected cohort of patients, SUNY-DMC FACES has integrated “transitioning” services which include sexuality education, gynecological exams, STD screening and treatment, pre-conceptional counseling, pre- and perinatal service coordination, substance use screening and treatment referral, life skills training, HIV diagnosis disclosure and adolescent focused mental health services.