HIV Services Early Intervention Program (E.I.P.)
The Early Intervention Program at Trinitas Regional Medical Center is dedicated to providing primary medical care, case management and prescription drug assistance to individuals from Union County who are HIV positive

	Professional, caring staff
	Safe, secure environment
	Warm, friendly atmosphere
	Multidisciplinary team approach

Primary Medical Care
Medical care for the HIV+ individual:

	Comprehensive medical care provided by physicians specializing in infectious diseases
	Gynecology referrals for women
	Medication management
	Coordination of inpatient and outpatient care
	Screening for Tuberculosis (TB)
	Pneumonia, flu and hepatitis vaccines administered
	On site care available Monday through Friday
	Education regarding medications, treatments and risk reduction
	Follow-up care

Case Management Services
We provide a link to the following community resources:

	Counseling (individual and group)
	Referrals to substance abuse and psychiatric services
	Financial and benefit counseling
	Food, housing and emergency assistance referral
	Prescription assistance
	Assistance with permanency planning of minor children
	Ongoing follow-up

Steps for Enrollment into the Early Intervention Program
1. Stop by the clinic, Monday through Friday during business hours to register. Once registered you will be given an appointment for admission lab work. Laboratory specimens are collected on Mondays. At this time a TB screening test will be administered and you will need to return in 48-72 hours for this test to be reviewed by a nurse.

2. You will receive an appointment to meet with a RN and Medical Case Manager. Each will ask you a series of questions in order to obtain a personal health history, perform an assessment, and develop a multidisciplinary plan of care. This meeting will occur on a Friday and will take approximately 2 hours. After this assessment is completed you will receive an appointment to see the physician.

3. On the day of your physician appointment you will be examined, have your laboratory results explained and receive prescriptions and education for necessary medications. On each following visit you will meet with the nurse and case manager to see if you have any additional needs and update your plan of care. Follow up physician visits will be scheduled as ordered by the physician. You will be at the clinic approximately two hours for your initial visit with the physician.

Be sure to bring the following at time of registration:

	Two (2) forms of ID, one with photo
	Documentation of your HIV status
	Proof of address
	Medical insurance card
	Entitlement award letters
	Social Security Income
	Social Security Disability
	County Welfare
	If you have a Health Management Organization (HMO) you will need a referral form from your primary care physician

For More Information
Early Intervention Program
655 Livingston Street
Monastery Building- 2nd Floor
Elizabeth, New Jersey 07206
908-994-7600

Hours of Service
Monday through Friday, 8am-4:30pm
Last Tuesday of the month, 8am-7pm

NJ AIDS HOTLINE 1-800-624-2377