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Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Clinic

These Calgary STI clinics offer comprehensive STI services and are walk-in only clinics.

The clinic is offered at TWO locations: Sheldon M Chumir Health Centre and East Calgary Health Centre.

As the demand for service is high, patients may experience longer wait times at the clinic. The clinic also prioritizes patients most in need and some patients are not always seen in the order they present to the clinic.

Please note that if you have an urgent STI-related issue please go to the Sheldon M Chumir Health Centre location. As the East Calgary Health Centre locaiton has very limited capacity.

STI Clinic Process:

  • accepts walk-ins only
  • due to high demand, please expect to wait to be seen
  • urgent concerns are prioritized, which include:- patients with a known STI and require treatment- contact to a known STI and require testing / treatment- symptoms of an STI- care following a recent sexual assault
  • routine testing is provided
  • self-collection testing is available
  • all clients are required to perform hand hygiene and wear a mask at all times, new masks will be provided onsite – personal masks are not permitted

STI Clinic services provided:

  • diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections in a non-judgmental and inclusive environment
  • detailed syphilis diagnosis, treatment and follow up
  • Hepatitis A, B and HPV vaccine program for qualified individuals
  • HIV, hepatitis A, B and C testing for qualified individuals
  • post sexual assault care (excluding forensic examinations)
  • emergency contraception
  • HPV treatment (liquid nitrogen) is ONLY available at the Sheldon M Chumir Health Centrelocation.
  • HIV PrEP / PEP referrals
  • pap smears and follow up for those unable to access care elsewhere
  • accepting referrals to infectious disease physicians who specialize in STI and HIV care
  • counselling and client education as well as support for community partners and physicians
  • contact tracing and partner notification
  • testing and treatment provided in community to those unable to access other sites or providers
  • harm reduction supply distribution (e.g. needles, condoms)
  • community based naloxone kits and training
  • referrals to other services

Contact Details

East Calgary Health Centre

Location Info
Main Floor
Address
4715 8 Avenue SE
Calgary, Alberta
T2A 3N4
Telephone
403-955-1004
Getting There

Public transportation available

Hours of Operation
Days of the Week

Tuesday
9:00 am - 4:45 pm

Wednesday
9:00 am - 4:45 pm

Thursday
10:30 am - 4:45 pm

Note

The East Calgary STI clinic offers limited comprehensive STI services at the East Calgary Health Centre Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. This clinic is walk-in only and currently based on a first come, first serve basis. As the demand for service is high, patients may experience longer wait times at the clinic.

 

 If you are experiencing urgent STI related symptoms please proceed to the Sheldon M Chumir Health Centre STI Clinic location as they have increased capacity to see clients with urgent needs.

Access
Service Providers May Include
doctors, registered nurses (RNs)
Eligibility

Clients must be over 14 years of age to access care.

Service Access

Healthcare providers should consult the Alberta Referral Directory for service referral information.

The Calgary STI Clinic and Safeworks Outreach have partnered with the Centre for Sexuality to offer two different STI testing clinics by APPOINTMENTS.

The STI Clinics at Sheldon M Chumir and East Calgary Health Centre accepts walk-ins only. Please proceed to the clinic to be seen.


Wait Times

The Calgary STI Clinic is accepting walk-ins only. Addition waiting periods may exist for referals to STI physicians. Wait times vary depending on volume of walk in clients and may be greater than 2 hours at peak times. The East Calgary STI Clinic has very limited capacity, so you need to be seen more urgently, please go to the Sheldon M Chumir Health Centre STI Clinic.

Service Languages
Interpreter/Translation services
Partners

Partners/affiliations

Safeworks Outreach

Service Locations
Also Known As
Previous
STI Clinic, Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinc
Other
STD Clinic, STI Centralized Services