Hepatitis C

• Acacia Network*^†
  718-960-7532
  Multiple locations
• Albert Einstein College of Medicine Wellness Center^†
  718-409-9450
  Multiple locations
• Brightpoint Health*^†
  855-681-8700 x3474 or 3476
  hepc@brightpointhealth.org
  Multiple locations
• Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center Family Wellness Center
  347-326-2075
  1281 Franklin Avenue
• Harlem East Life Plan (HELP)^†
  212-876-2300
  2367-69 Second Avenue
• Montefiore Medical Center*^†
  844-CURE-HCV (844-287-3428)
  Multiple locations
• Promesa^†
  718-299-1100 x3046
  1776 Clay Avenue

* Offers free services for uninsured patients.
✝ Offers enrollment into the Hepatitis C Patient Assistance Program.

Free Walk-In Testing Sites

• BOOM! Health
  718-292-7718
  226 East 144th Street
• Dominican Sisters Family Health Services — Bronx
  718-665-6557
  279 Alexander Avenue
• New York Harm Reduction Educators (NYHRE) — Bronx
  718-842-6050
  953 Southern Boulevard, Suite 302
• Planned Parenthood — Project Street Beat
  212-965-7000
  349 East 149th Street, Third Floor

• Bedford-Stuyvesant Family Health Center
  718-636-4500
  1456 Fulton Street
• Brightpoint Health — Sterling Health Center*^†
  855-681-8700 x3474/x3476
  hepc@brightpointhealth.org
  803 Sterling Place
• SUNY Downstate Medical Center*^†
  718-270-1715
  450 Clarkson Avenue

* Offers free services for uninsured patients.
✝ Offers enrollment into the Hepatitis C Patient Assistance Program.

Free Walk-In Testing Sites

• After Hours Project
  718-249-0755
  1204 Broadway
• VOCAL New York Users Union
  718-802-9540 x12
  80A Fourth Avenue

• Harlem United
  646-762-4950
  290 Lenox Avenue
• Mount Sinai Medical Center*^†
  212-824-7729
  Multiple locations
• New York-Presbyterian Hospital*^†
  917-923-9558
  180 Fort Washington Avenue

* Offers free services for uninsured patients.
✝ Offers enrollment into the Hepatitis C Patient Assistance Program.

Free Walk-In Testing Sites

• African Services Committee
  212-222-3882
  429 West 127th Street, Second Floor
• AIDS Service Center of NYC
  212-645-0875
  64 West 35th Street, Third Floor
• FROSTD at Harlem United
  212-924-3733
  290 Lenox Avenue, Lower Level
• Latino Commission on AIDS — Oasis Office
  212-675-3288
  330 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2002
• Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center (LESHRC)
  212-226-6333
  25 Allen Street
• New York Harm Reduction Educators (NYHRE) — Harlem
  212-828-8464
  104-106 East 126th Street, Suite 1A
• Positive Health Project
  212-465-8304
  301 West 37th Street, #3
• Safe Horizon — Streetwork Harlem
  212-695-2220
  209 West 125th Street
• Washington Heights Corner Project^†
  212-923-7600
  566 West 181st Street, Second Floor (ring bell)

Queens

• Addabbo Family Health Center
  718-945-7150
  Multiple locations
• Brightpoint Health — Sutphin Health Center*
  855-681-8700 x3474 or 3476
  hepc@brightpointhealth.org
  105-04 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica
• Damien Family Care Centers
  718-298-5100
  Multiple locations

* Offers free services for uninsured patients.

Free Walk-In Testing Sites

• AIDS Center of Queens County (ACQC) — Jamaica
  718-896-2500
  161-21 Jamaica Avenue, Sixth Floor, Jamaica

• Brightpoint Health — Bay Street Health Center
  855-681-8700 x3474/x3476
  hepc@brightpointhealth.org
  57 Bay Street

Free Walk-In Testing Sites

• Community Health Action of Staten Island (CHASI)
  718-808-1840
  2134 Richmond Terrace

There is no vaccine to prevent hepatitis C. The virus can live outside of the body for weeks, so avoid contact with any item that may have been exposed to blood. The best ways to avoid getting or passing along hepatitis C are to:

• Never share drug use equipment, such as needles or syringes. If you snort or inject drugs, only use new, sterile equipment, or equipment that only you have used. If you are using drugs with other people, mark your equipment so that you can keep track of it. Find syringe exchange programs in the city using our NYC Health Map. Learn more about the City’s drug use services that can help you stay safe.
• Have protected sex if you don’t know if your partner has hepatitis C. Find free NYC condoms.
• Do not share personal care items that could have blood on them, such as razors, clippers or toothbrushes.
• Clean blood spills immediately with one part bleach and nine parts water.

It is especially important to get tested for hepatitis C if:

• You have ever injected drugs, even once
• You have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS
• You were born between 1945 and 1965
• You received a blood transfusion or organ transplant before July 1992

Learn more about how hepatitis C can spread (PDF) [Español].

Find out where to get sterile drug use equipment at a syringe service program near you (PDF).

If you have hepatitis C:

• Get into care with a doctor who is experienced in managing and treating hepatitis C, even if you do not feel sick.
• Consult with your doctor before taking vitamins, supplements, home remedies or over-the-counter drugs. Some of those treatments can harm your liver.
• Avoid alcohol.
• Eat a healthy diet and maintain a healthy body weight.
• Get vaccinated for hepatitis A and hepatitis B. Visit an NYC Health walk-in immunization clinic, or search the NYC Health Map for facilities near you.
• Avoid passing hepatitis C to others by making sure no one else comes in contact with your blood.

Living with hepatitis C can be confusing and stressful. There are several hepatitis support groups in the city that can put you in contact with other people who have hepatitis C.

The great news is that almost all people with hepatitis C can be treated and cured in less than three months by taking pills. After you have been cured of hepatitis C, there is no more virus in the blood and liver damage will stop and even reverse in some cases. After you have been treated and cured of hepatitis C, you can no longer infect other people.

If you have hepatitis C, talk to your doctor or find a hepatitis C treatment location near you.