Gender Care in the Time of COVID

Status of Programs in New England

Location/ProgramStateStatus
Middlesex Health/EndocrinologyCTStill doing all follow-up and consult visits. Primarily by telehealth. Speech therapy available by telehealth
Baystate HealthMABaystate Pediatric Gender Clinic and Adult Endocrine are seeing new and follow up visits by telehealth AND in person.
Gynecology and Plastic Surgery are also seeing new and follow up visits.
Beth Israel DeaconnessMAGynecology: Seeing patients for initial consults and follow-up via telehealth. Only urgent issues in person. Booking but not performing operative procedures.
Gender Affirming Hormones: Seeing new patients virtually for treatment (617-667-9344)
Boston Children’s HospitalMACenter for Gender Surgery: Seeing patients for initial consults and follow-up via telehealth. Has started booking/performing surgeries again, based on urgency.
Gender Management Service (GeMS): Seeing new and follow-up patients via telehealth. Working on doing hormone starts in May.
Gynecology: Seeing patients, primarily by telehealth, but in person as needed. Performing surgery.
Boston Medical CenterMACATCH Program: Virtual intakes and in person and virtual follow up as well as in person blockers as needed
Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery: Primary Care: Telehealth visits for established & new patients, in-person access is increasing in line with state re-opening. Behavioral Health: Telehealth visits for new & established patients. Endocrinology and other Specialties (including Surgical): Telehealth and in-person visits depending on clinical needs & specialty criteria. Surgery has resumed care.
Brigham and Women’sMAMedical Program: Virtual visits available for new and existing patients.
Mental Health: Virtual visits, with referrals to psychiatry
Surgery: Consults are being seen virtually, surgery is on hold.
Cooley DickinsonMAOxbow Primary Care: Telehealth visits for gender affirming hormone therapy and other needs – new/established patients
General: In clinic visits for urgent appointments and routine prenatal care. Can make referrals for surgery, but no surgeries being scheduled.
Fenway HealthMASeeing new/existing patients of all ages for all services including gender-affirming care, primary care, and behavioral health. Visits available via telehealth, in-person as needed. Open for assisting with injections, implant procedures, and other medication assistance.
Pharmacy: Free delivery and online refill requests available
Support Groups: List of online and virtual supports
Greater Lawrence Family HealthMAContinuing to take new gender-diverse patients. Can do online intake, but must agree to use GLFHC for primary care.
Health QuartersMAProviding all gender care, by telehealth or in person (as needed)
VA/Trans TeamMASeeing new and ongoing patients, both in person and via telehealth
Massachusetts General HospitalMAMedical Program: Virtual visits available for new and existing patients.
Mental Health: Virtual visits, with referrals to psychiatry
Surgery: Existing consults are being seen virtually, surgery is on hold but future procedures are being scheduled.
U Mass Memorial Youth ServicesMASeeing new and ongoing patients, both in person and via telehealth
Maine Medical CenterMEAccepting new patients. Patients being seen almost entirely by telehealth
Core Physicians/Exeter HealthNHTaking new patients. Seeing new/existing patients by telehealth/virtual visit
Hasbro/Rhode Island HealthRISeeing new and ongoing patients, both in person and via telehealth.
Vermont GynecologyVTGynecology: Consults/follow-up for new/current patients via telehealth. Urgent and time-sensitive visits/procedures in office. Scheduling but not performing operative procedures, including gender affirming surgeries.
Gender Affirming Hormones: Telehealth visits for new/existing patients. 802-735-1252 www.VTGyn.com

Online and Virtual Support Groups

Organization PopulationType of Support
Gender Spectrumpre-teens, teens, parents, grandparentsSupport groups
Online GLBT AAPeople in recovery, Group ListAlcoholics Anonymous

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