Ryan White Program

BJHCHS has received Ryan White funding since 1998 to serve People Living with HIV (PLWH) to provide access to affordable primary and specialty medical care and treatment, medical case management, HIV medications and non-HIV medications.  

In 2016, BJHCHS was provided with additional resources to expand core services and supplement support services in efforts to ending the HIV epidemic and getting to zero new infections.  The expansion of RW services includes medical transportation, oral health, health insurance premiums and cost sharing, behavioral health, food bank services, emergency financial assistance, housing assistance, and outreach services.  

The RW Program also received additional support to increase access to medical care, treatment, and medications to under served women, infants, children, and youth (under 25 years of age).  Additionally, the RW Program provides assistance with increasing access to and use of HIV prevention efforts through PrEP with enhanced outreach and HIV testing.

Our program is designed to help improve the quality and availability of primary health care with respect to AIDS/HIV disease.

Program Services

The scope of services is broad and based on individual needs assessments carried out by our full staff of qualified and culturally sensitive professionals. From physicians to medical case managers, some of the tasks our dedicated team provide include:

• Primary Care
• Housing Assistance
• Emergency Financial Assistance
• Food Bank
• Health Insurance
• Legal Services
• HIV specialty care
• Medical case management services
• South Carolina AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)
• South Carolina ADAP Insurance Continuation Program
• Drug companies prescription assistance programs
• In house pharmacy
• Medical Nutrition Services (to include nutritional supplements if needed)
• Health education/risk reduction
• Spanish speaking services
• Medical transportation services
• Medical and medication treatment adherence counseling
• Wellness screening for diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol
• Outreach services
• Rapid HIV testing
• Condom distribution
• Referrals and payment assistance for:
  • Oral health care
  • Mental health services
  • Substance abuse services outpatient
  • Sub-specialty medical services for HIV related issues (Specialists for skin, eye, liver, kidney, etc.)

Servicios del programa

• Atención primaria
• Asistencia para la vivienda
• Asistencia financiera de emergencia
• Banco de comida
• Seguro de salud
• Servicios jurídicos
• Atención especializada en VIH
• Servicios de administración de casos médicos
• Programa de Asistencia con Medicamentos para el SIDA de Carolina del Sur (ADAP)
• ama de continuación de seguros ADAP de Carolina del Sur
• Programas de asistencia para recetas de companías farmacéuticas
• Farmacia interna
• Servicios de nutrición médica (para incluir suplementos nutricionales si es necesario)
• Educación sanitaria / reducción de riesgos
• Servicios de habla hispana
• Servicios de transporte médico
• Asesoramiento sobre la adherencia al tratamiento médico y farmacológico
• Prueba de bienestar para diabetes, presión arterial alta o colesterol alto
• Servicios de extensión
• Prueba rápida del VIH
• Distribución de condones
• Referencias y asistencia de pago para:
  • Cuidado de la salud bucal
  • Servicios de salud mental
  • Servicios ambulatorios por abuso de sustancias
  • Servicios médicos de subespecialidad para problemas relacionados con el VIH (especialistas en piel, ojos, hígado, riñón, etc.)

This program was made possible by Ryan White who courageously fought AIDS-related discrimination and helped educate the Nation about HIV/AIDS.

Call Us, We’ll Listen

For more information on how we may assist you, your group, or organization, please call: Ryan White Program Coordinator, Charmella Tyler at (843) 987-7559.