Infectious Disease Services

Lower Lights offers comprehensive diagnosis, treatment, and care for Hepatitis C and HIV, conveniently available in-person and virtually to fit your schedule.

Flexible patient benefits

• Hepatitis C and HIV testing, treatment, counseling, and linkage to care
• Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) consultation services are available for patients who don’t have HIV, but continue to be at risk for HIV infection
• Convenient and affordable access to specialty medications onsite at our specialty pharmacy or delivered to your home
• Most insurances are accepted, including Medicaid
• No waitlist to schedule an appointment, and treatment can begin in under 14 days

Comprehensive patient services

In-Person and Telehealth Virtual Care Options
Access expert consultations and follow-ups from the comfort of your home.

Antiviral Medication Management & Counseling
Our team ensures antivirals are used appropriately to treat infection effectively while minimizing resistance and side effects.

Care Coordination
We collaborate with your primary care provider and other specialists to ensure integrated, efficient care.

Protect Yourself

Patients at continued risk for Hepatitis C and/or HIV should schedule regular screenings. Different demographic and lifestyle factors contribute to a patient’s risk of developing these conditions, such as:

• Transgender and Black women
• Men who sleep with men
• Injection drug users
• Have sex partner(s) living with Hepatitis C and/or HIV
• Have sex partner(s) with unknown Hepatitis C and/or HIV status
• Sex workers
• Have had other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), hepatitis, or tuberculosis (TB)

“Hepatitis C and HIV treatment is so much simpler, more tolerable, and more effective than the medications that were available in the past. To think that Hepatitis C can be cured in as little as 8 weeks is remarkable. Though HIV is not curable, treatment of HIV infection and prevention with PrEP will allow those living with HIV to lead healthy lives and will decrease the risk of HIV infection in the community.” – Rachel DeMita, M.D.

Treatment Services

Lower Lights Health specialty pharmacy services facilitate patient access to affordable medications to treat their condition.

• Hepatitis C treatment can cure the infection in most patients. Treatment typically involves 8 to 12 weeks of daily medication, and it is critical to take these medications consistently for the best results. After treatment is completed, a lab test is needed to ensure the virus is no longer detected in the bloodstream.
• HIV can be treated with daily medications. There is no cure for HIV, but medications control the disease and prevent disease progression. Lab tests are needed periodically to monitor the disease.
• PrEP options to reduce HIV infection include oral and injectable medications to meet each patient’s needs. Lab tests are needed periodically to ensure a patient does not develop HIV.

Take the Next Step

If you’re interested in screening for Hepatitis C or HIV, learning how to minimize your risk of infection, or receiving treatment for an active infection, we’re here to help. Schedule a consultation with our Infectious Disease provider and get back to feeling your best.

At Lower Lights Health, your infectious disease care is streamlined and centered around you. With fast access to test results, tightly coordinated appointments, and experts collaborating in real time, what might take weeks or months elsewhere can often be accomplished in just days at Lower Lights Health.

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Meet Your Provider

Rachel DeMita, M.D.

Dr. DeMita will provide diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic Hepatitis C and HIV infections as well as treatment for HIV prevention (PrEP). The consultation and care she provides will greatly increase patient access and continue the Lower Lights Health mission of providing high-quality, affordable healthcare services to every patient.

Credentials

Dr. DeMita received her medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo. She completed an internal medicine residency at Riverside Methodist Hospital and a fellowship in infectious disease at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. She is board certified in internal medicine and infectious disease and also carries a certification in infection prevention and control.  She is a member of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, the American Academy of HIV Medicine, the American College of Physicians, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and the Infectious Diseases Society of Ohio.