REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. - Beebe Healthcare and CAMP Rehoboth have opened a new health suite in downtown Rehoboth Beach aimed at expanding access to preventive healthcare services.
The Beebe Health Suite at CAMP Rehoboth began seeing patients Monday, Aug. 31, following a private ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 27. The health suite is located just a couple doors down from CAMP Rehoboth at 39 Baltimore Avenue. It offers HIV and sexually transmitted infection screening, PrEP services, vaccinations, care coordination, referrals, health education and community outreach.
“CAMP Rehoboth is excited to welcome Beebe Healthcare to its campus in the City of Rehoboth Beach,” said Robin Brennan, DrPH, Executive Director at CAMP Rehoboth. “This partnership expands welcoming and affirming care to not only the LGBTQ+ community, but for all of southern Delaware.”
The ribbon-cutting included remarks from Bill Chasanov, DO, infectious disease physician and chief health systems design officer at Beebe Healthcare; Brennan; Rebecca Marcinak, PharmD, clinical pharmacist for infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship at Beebe Healthcare; and Sheila Bravo, PhD, senior vice president and chief philanthropy officer of Beebe Medical Foundation.
Beebe said the health suite will help keep screening, counseling and prevention resources available in downtown Rehoboth Beach while expanding access to additional preventive services. The suite will continue HIV and STI screening and counseling while also expanding prevention services, including plans for what Beebe said will be Delaware’s first pharmacy-led PrEP program.
“We’re also introducing an innovative pharmacist co-led care model that helps expand access while maintaining the high-quality standards patients expect from Beebe Healthcare,” Dr. Chasanov said.
Beebe said changes to Delaware pharmacy practice laws allow pharmacists to connect patients with PrEP services while working with physicians and other healthcare clinicians. Marcinak is a board-certified infectious diseases pharmacist and is credentialed through the American Academy of HIV Medicine.
“My hope is that our Health Suite becomes more than a place to receive medication,” Marcinak said. “I hope it becomes a place where people feel welcome, supported, informed, and empowered to take charge of their health.”
The suite will be open from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays and open from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays.
