CARE FOR EVERYONE
Expanding care for our community
HEALTHCARE
Opening Our Doors Wider
At Desert AIDS Project, our goal and our specialty is helping people achieve overall health. And, thanks to our history, our team, our status as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and a community in action, we have the ability to help more people who need it with your help.
Our FQHC status has led to a dramatic increase in patients in our care that has severely strained the existing facilities. D.A.P. has an unprecedented opportunity to purchase a building next door to the current campus. This purchase will add a critically needed 30,000 square feet of space which will enable us to double the number of clients we currently serve.
There are currently underway exciting architectural designs for the new facility. The close proximity of the building to our existing campus will allow us to combine the two buildings into one efficient building by constructing a new reception area which will tie the two buildings together. We plan to start construction in 2018 with completion slated in 2020.
“Friends were dying all around us and the government and medical establishment were not doing anything. I was proud to be one of the founders of Desert AIDS Project who provided care to the ill while at the same time advocating for patient’s rights. It is because of organizations like Desert AIDS Project that we have the medications that we have today.”
– Donald Beck
HOUSING
Improving Health Outcomes
Homeless adults living with HIV—many further stressed with mental illness or substance abuse—are more challenging to retain in care. In addition, people experiencing homelessness have rates of infection as high as 16 times that of the general population. Currently, our housing complex has a three-year waiting list.
WITH YOUR HELP, DESERT AIDS PROJECT IS LEADING THE WAY TO EXPAND HOUSING ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF OUR CAMPUS, ALLOWING US TO BUILD AN ADDITIONAL 60 OR MORE UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR OUR CLIENTS.
“Thanks to Desert AIDS Project, I am living powerfully with HIV – the life of my dreams in fact. And as you can tell from my Revivals Stores wardrobe, I am doing so quite fashionably.” — NICHOLAS SNOW
HOUSING
Improving Health Outcomes
Homeless adults living with HIV—many further stressed with mental illness or substance abuse—are more challenging to retain in care. In addition, people experiencing homelessness have rates of infection as high as 16 times that of the general population. Currently, our housing complex has a three-year waiting list.
WITH YOUR HELP, DESERT AIDS PROJECT IS LEADING THE WAY TO EXPAND HOUSING ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF OUR CAMPUS, ALLOWING US TO BUILD AN ADDITIONAL 60 OR MORE UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR OUR CLIENTS.
“Thanks to Desert AIDS Project, I am living powerfully with HIV – the life of my dreams in fact. And as you can tell from my Revivals Stores wardrobe, I am doing so quite fashionably.” — NICHOLAS SNOW
As a physician, I am constantly impressed by the amazing comprehensive care and services provided by Desert AIDS Project. Their designation as a Federally Qualified Health Center will allow them to expand their services and provide complete, wrap-around services for underserved communities across the Coachella Valley.”
– Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz
DESERT AIDS PROJECT 2020
A PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME
The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is a new innovation in patient care and one in which Desert AIDS Project sees the value in pursuing. Through this model, D.A.P. seeks to improve the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of care delivery while responding to each patient’s unique needs and preferences.
“When I was given a tour of their facility, I could not believe that such an amazing facility existed in Palm Springs. I was so impressed by the compassionate, caring and dedicated staff and the excellent patient care. I am proud that I have been an ardent supporter of Desert AIDS Project ever since.”
– Annette Bloch
THE IMPACT OF YOUR SUPPORT
Our current campus configuration cannot effectively support the implementation of the PCMH model without YOUR support. The following data speaks clearly to our urgent need to expand our current facilities.
Desert AIDS Project is about Care/Prevention/Advocacy and I am proud to be charged with advocating for our patients rights at the Federal, State and local level to make sure that everyone gets the level of care they deserve.”
– Carl Baker
INNOVATION
ANTICIPATING AND MEETING NEW NEEDS
What we have learned over the years is that with healthcare, and particularly with HIV, nothing remains static. Desert AIDS Project has always stayed on top of current research and in front of emerging needs. With the increased funding and space that will be provided with this Capital Campaign, we will be ready to solve new challenges as they emerge and take advantage of new treatments as they become available.
WITH YOUR HELP D.A.P. WILL HAVE THE RESOURCES IT NEEDS TO RESPOND TO THESE AND OTHER NEW CHALLENGES IN THE YEARS AHEAD.
INNOVATION
ANTICIPATING AND MEETING NEW NEEDS
What we have learned over the years is that with healthcare, and particularly with HIV, nothing remains static. Desert AIDS Project has always stayed on top of current research and in front of emerging needs. With the increased funding and space that will be provided with this Capital Campaign, we will be ready to solve new challenges as they emerge and take advantage of new treatments as they become available.
WITH YOUR HELP D.A.P. WILL HAVE THE RESOURCES IT NEEDS TO RESPOND TO THESE AND OTHER NEW CHALLENGES IN THE YEARS AHEAD.
Desert Aids Project announces major expansion
KESQ – March 27, 2018
As death toll from HIV/AIDS wanes, new models for primary care emerge from decades of HIV experience
The Desert Sun – March 26, 2018
Desert AIDS Project has a long history of creating an oasis of care in Palm Springs area
The Desert Sun – March 26, 2018
