Article: Caring for patients with AIDS: an interview with John R. Brechtl, MD, FACP.(Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center)(Interview)(Cover Story)

Patients with AIDS can present unique challenges to nursing homes. Not only do they tend to be younger than the traditional senior population, they might also suffer from the stigma of being infected with HIV or substance abuse problems. One facility that has met the call to care for these patients is Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center (TCCHCC), a 729-bed skilled nursing facility in New York City sponsored by the Archdiocese of New York and affiliated with New York Medical College. TCCHCC's Vice-President for Medical Affairs and Associate Medical Director John R. Brechtl, MD, FACP, described TCCHCC's approach to caring for patients with AIDS to Nursing Homes/Long ...

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