Dr. Andrea Grosz is the lead HIV provider for the Castro-Mission Health Center.

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As they mark the 60th anniversary of San Francisco’s Castro-Mission Health Center this year, medical practitioners and patients are reflecting on what makes it a special place.

Located at 3850 17th Street, the center booked 11,200 primary care appointments last fiscal year. Twenty-two percent of patients come from the LGBTQ community, according to the San Francisco Department of Public Health, and 55% are Latino or Latinx, DPH stated. 

The center has a commitment to uninsured, underinsured, and medically underserved populations, the department stated in a fact sheet, and is one of 14 San Francisco Health Network neighborhood clinics.

Joseph, who declined to give a last name, is

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