Evergreen Medical Group

Evergreen Medical Group has been providing the highest quality medical care to the WNY community since 1996. While founded as an HIV specialty practice, Evergreen soon grew to develop a sub-specialty in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered health care, and in recent years has expanded again to offer the same high quality primary health care to the entire community. Located in the beautiful Evergreen Center – formerly the 1901 Pan American Exposition Roanoke Arms Hotel – Evergreen provides a comfortable and confidential setting in which to receive your care. You can register as a new patient and schedule your first appointment within two weeks and the average waiting time for scheduled appointments is less than 15 minutes.

Services Include:

PRIMARY CARE: The primary mission of Evergreen Medical Group is to provide a comprehensive network of care, which is sensitive to the diverse needs of the people we serve. We provide the same services as a family doctor would, with a specialty in the care of persons living with HIV/AIDS and a sub-specialty in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered health care.

To assist you in obtaining your health needs, our medical staffing includes our Board-Certified Internal Medicine and HIV specialist M.D.; a Nurse Practitioner, a Registered Nurse/Adherance Counselor, support clinical staff such as LPNs and a Patient Services Specialist, and a Registered Dietician. Additionally, our clerical and administrative staff are available to assist with your non-medical needs. One on one Prescription Adherence counseling is available for all HIV+ patients.

To contact the office please call 847-0328 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Evergreen Medical Group is open from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday. If you need to reach your health care provider after hours, you may call our answering service at 879-0168.

Specialized Services Dependant on Need Include:

MEDICAL CARE COORDINATION: The Medical Care Coordinators focus on clinical services and ensure that patients enrolled in primary care receives associated services such as nutritional assessments, substance abuse and mental health interventions, treatment adherence support, and prevention education.

HIV TESTING: Knowing your HIV status is an important part of preventing HIV and ending the AIDS epidemic. Evergreen Health Services now offers the free and 100% confidential HIV Antibody (AIDS) test at all its service sites. Please Click HERE for service site locations and contact information.

TREATMENT ADHERENCE: Adherence to HIV treatment is the key to keeping the HIV virus in check.  Our goal is to achieve undetectable virus levels in your blood.  This will keep you healthier longer and prevent complications of HIV.

NUTRITION ASSISTANCE: Evergreen Medical Group employs a full time Registered Dietician to provide nutritional counseling services to all patients. If a patient has any specific nutrition concerns- weight loss, weight gain, hypertension, diabetes, lipid disorders, and HIV nutrition- counseling can be provided. Patients are tracked and changes in weight status and lab values can be addressed. A complete baseline nutrition assessment is completed on all HIV positive patients. For the HIV positive patient, early nutrition intervention in regards to food safety, wasting, medication complications, and metabolic syndromes are routinely discussed and treated. Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis- a tool that measures body composition is also available.

At Evergreen Medical Group an important part of care for HIV+ patients is evaluating adherence to treatment for individuals living with HIV/AIDS. Lab testing of T-cell counts and measurement of the amount of virus in your body is done on a regular basis to monitor your progress. This information is then evaluated by our Medical Director. Special testing to check for resistance to medications can be done. Patients are evaluated on an individual basis at each doctor's visit and problems such as side effects, amounts of pills taken, and privacy issues are addressed. Individual appointments for adherence are arranged to assist patients with any challenges they may be facing.