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6 Tampa Bay clinics for LGBTQ+ community set to open. What to know.

Exterior view of Metro Inclusive Health Center during daylight. The building is painted in vibrant blue with a playful, colorful geometric mural adorning the bottom half. The signage reads 'healthcenter' with the Metro Inclusive Health logo visible. The center has large glass windows and a glass door entrance, with a tree and potted plant near the facade, located on an urban street with a clear sky overhead.

A Metro Inclusive Health clinic in St. Petersburg will start seeing patients this week. Metro Inclusive Health, a Tampa Bay area LGBTQ+ health care provider, plans to open six new clinics across the region this year. During the local pandemic-era population boom, the organization saw a surge of people seeking treatment, with some driving over […]

Mpox in Tampa Bay: 8 Things You Should Know

Bottle of Vaccine for booster shot for Smallpox and Monkeypox MPXV. Doctor with vial of the doses vaccine for MPOX monkeypox disease.

Mpox, formerly monkeypox, is on the rise in Florida, including the Tampa Bay region. You’ve heard about it in recent headlines, but you’re still wondering… What exactly is it? Should I get vaccinated? Metro Inclusive Health is ready to answer your questions. Here’s what you should know.

How Do I Get to “Undetectable” HIV Status? 

HIV Treatment: Get to Undetectable with HIV Care. A bottle of pills for HIV treatment labeled H 124 is laid on its side, with four pills on the table.

With quality HIV care and consistent medication, you can reliably prevent HIV from progressing into AIDS. Not only that: You can set the foundation for a long, healthy life for you and your sexual partner(s). How? By reaching what we call “undetectable” status. We asked Metro Inclusive Health Medical Director, Dr. Luke Johnsen to tell us more.

How to Find a Quality HIV Primary Care Provider

A man wearing a blue shirt learns about HIV treatment and primary care at Metro Inclusive Health. A HIV primary care provider holds information about PrEP and medical care.

“As people with HIV live long and productive lives because of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART), it is more important than ever to provide high quality, state-of-the art primary care.”

Today, there’s no reason to compromise when it comes to finding high-quality HIV primary care. We’re here to help you learn what “quality” means… And then find it!

Inclusive health care: Know your status and HIV resources with METRO

Know Your HIV Status and Resources in Tampa Bay with Metro Inclusive Health

Know Your Status and HIV Resources with Metro Inclusive Health TAMPA, Fla. — Check out this segment from Tampa Bay 10 News. Featuring Metro Inclusive Health and our very own Chief Marketing & Experience Officer, Brian Bailey, explaining the importance of knowing your HIV status and the resources METRO provides to the Tampa Bay community! […]

FAQs About HIV & AIDS

A nurse on the left pricks the finger of a patient on the right during an HIV test, while answering FAQs about HIV.

What do you think when you hear the word “HIV”? For whatever reason, if you’re looking for HIV/AIDS 101, you’ve come to the right place!