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Charleston
Area Medical Center has been providing compassionate, quality care
to individuals infected with HIV/AIDS since the late 1980s. In
2001, the CAMC Institute received the state's first Ryan White Part C
grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration
(HRSA)
of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Part C
grants support early intervention services to individuals
infected with the HIV virus. CAMC's grant is being used to
implement a comprehensive system of outpatient care for individuals
in 19 southern West Virginia counties, many of whom are uninsured or
underinsured. More than 160 individuals are currently enrolled
in the CAMC Ryan White Program and receiving help with
health-related, social, psychological, and economic concerns. The
CAMC Ryan White Program is a collaboration between Charleston Area
Medical Center, CAMC
Institute, and the West Virginia University
School of Medicine, Charleston Division. The
CAMC Ryan White Program provides primary outpatient care for adults
at the specialty outpatient clinics at CAMC Memorial
Hospital. Children are treated at CAMC Women and Children's Hospital.
Both hospitals are located in Charleston, West Virginia.
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