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Metro Public Health Sexual Health Center

Public sexual health clinic · Nashville, United States

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Walk in — no appointment needed

Published by Metro Public Health Department· 22 Sep 2026

Call 615-340-5647 to book STD or HIV testing, or 615-340-5616 for the centre. Arriving more than 15 minutes late means rebooking.

Can a visitor use it?

Check with the clinic before you go — No residency or eligibility rule is stated; ask when you book.

What will it cost?

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About

The city health department's sexual health clinic, open early on weekdays, testing and treating gonorrhoea, chlamydia, HIV and syphilis and prescribing PrEP.

This clinic doesn’t advertise itself as LGBTQ+ friendly. Most clinics don’t, so this isn’t a sign that it’s unwelcoming. If you’ve been, tell us how you were treated.

Services

Full STI check — Yes
Chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis (usually with HIV) in one visit.
"The Sexual Health Center provides confidential testing, treatment, and counseling services for individuals who suspect they have or may have been exposed to gonorrhea, chlamydia, HIV, and/or syphilis."
Syphilis test — Yes
Blood test.
Seen with symptoms — Yes
Will examine and treat if you have symptoms, not only screen.
The centre sees people who suspect they have an infection or have been exposed, and treats as well as tests.
Treatment on site — Yes
Antibiotics or injections given at the clinic.
PrEP — start here — Yes
Can prescribe PrEP, including to visitors.
"the program now offers pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prescriptions for individuals at high-risk for exposure to HIV". The PrEP clinic is in Suite 110 at Lentz.

Booking, access & languages

Phone

Call 615-340-5647 to book STD or HIV testing, or 615-340-5616 for the centre. Arriving more than 15 minutes late means rebooking.

Walk-in — Yes
No appointment needed (check the hours).
"Walk-ins may be seen depending on staffing or demand for services." The last walk-in must sign in by 2:30pm, and the centre has worked by appointment since October 2018.

Languages: English

Cost

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Prices are shown in the local currency as stated by the source on the date shown. “Consultation” is often charged separately from tests.

United States: good to know

  • What visitors pay. Nashville CARES, the city's HIV service organisation, says its CARES 360 clinic offers testing to all clients at no charge. The Metro Public Health Department's Sexual Health Center at Lentz publishes no prices at all, so ask when you call to book.

Emergency number: 911

Sources & last checked

Last checked 22 Sep 2026.

  • e1 · Published by Metro Public Health Department · 22 Sep 2026 · www.nashville.gov — Lentz Public Health Center, 2500 Charlotte Avenue, Suite 110; phone 615-340-5616; Monday to Friday 7:30-16:00; second-Wednesday closure; confidential testing, treatment and counselling for gonorrhoea, chlamydia, HIV and syphilis; PrEP prescriptions.
  • e2 · Published by Metro Public Health Department · 22 Sep 2026 · www.nashville.gov — Booking line 615-340-5647; appointment-based since 1 October 2018; "Walk-ins may be seen depending on staffing or demand for services"; 15-minute late rule.
  • e3 · Published by Metro Public Health Department · 22 Sep 2026 · www.nashville.gov — Clinic locations page: "Preventive Health Clinics at the Metro Public Health Department operate on an appointment-based system. Walk-ins will be seen based on staffing and availability and are not guaranteed."

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