Telephone Number: 864/ 751-3200

Year Program Started:  1999

Principal RD: Kelly G. Glynn, RD

Service Provisions: 40 hours per week 

Patient Referral Source:  Patients are referred to the clinic for medical care from area hospitals, health departments and local AIDS Service Organizations.

Number of Clients and Population Served: Kelly notes, “The New Horizons Family Health Service is an adult ambulatory care clinic serving a 10 county region in the upstate of South Carolina. The clinic provides on-site primary care, specialty care, nutrition services including a food pantry program, mental health counseling, case management, health education, and pharmacy services. Our client base includes approximately 750 patients – 75% male and 25% female. The race/ethnicity population consists of 52% African American, 13% Hispanic, and 35% Caucasian”.

Funding Source:  Ryan White Title II/Title III funds

Is someone involved in program operation actively involved with the local HIV/AIDS Health Services Planning Council?  Ms. Glynn is a participant in the local consortia meetings.

How often are patients seen? Patients have medical appointments scheduled according to their acuity level. Stable patients are seen every three to six months. Patients with medical complications are seen as needed.

Are all patients screened for nutritional risk? The intake nurse fills out the nutrition screen. Patients with HIV are considered a nutritional risk. This screen mainly serves to notify Ms. Glynn when new patients enter into the program.

How often do you provide nutritional assessments and follow-ups? Initial nutrition assessments are performed on all new patients, with a follow up no less than annually. Ms. Glynn typically sees patients every visit when acute nutrition problems are present. Visits are tapered to every six months to annually when patients are stable.