Experiences Implementing a Routine HIV Screening Program in Two Federally Qualified Health Centers in the Southern United States.

Objective: The southern United States is highly affected by HIV, and community health centers play a key role in addressing the health-care needs of residents of southern cities. In 2012, Southside Medical Care Services ("Southside") in Atlanta, Georgia, and Central Care Community Health Center ("Central Care") in Houston, Texas, began comprehensive programs for routine HIV screening and linkage to HIV care.

Methods: We examined patient-level testing outcomes using medical record-derived data.