Palermo Policlinico HIV Clinic

Booking lead time

Call before attending to confirm whether the clinic accepts your visit directly and which service window applies. Clinical follow-up and testing may need different preparation, documentation or appointment timing.

Best appointment

Use the published Tuesday–Thursday morning window and arrive with time for hospital navigation. Calling first is especially important around public holidays or when medication, exposure timing or symptoms make the question urgent.

Client mix

People seeking HIV or infectious-disease testing, medical assessment and follow-up. The clinic is not limited to gay men, even though it is an important part of Palermo’s queer sexual-health map.

What to prepare or wear

Ask whether to bring health identification, prescriptions, prior results or exposure dates and whether fasting matters. For a recent potential exposure, say when it happened immediately so staff can assess time-sensitive options.

Provider inclusion

This is a clinical hospital route rather than peer support. The service is listed through a gay-health contact network, but individual experience data are limited; patients should expect confidentiality and can request respectful language and clear explanation.