About Short Street Centre (SSC)
Short Street Centre (SSC) is a small specialist service offering testing and management of sexually transmitted infections and HIV. All our staff specialise in these areas and include specialist sexual health and HIV doctors, nurses and counsellors.
It is a public Sexual Health Service located on the St George Hospital Campus in Kogarah.
We provide free sexual health services to the communities living in southern Sydney including the St George and Sutherland areas.
- We are discreet but easy to find
- Privacy and Confidentiality is assured
- We are specialised in diagnosing and managing sexually transmissible infections including HIV
- We also provide prevention services such as condoms, PEP and PrEP, information and counselling.
- All services are free
- Medicare card not required but welcome with GP referrals
- Interpreter services are available for those who require them
- We welcome all people from LGBTQI communities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities, people who inject drugs, people who sex work, young people (14-25yr), people who have symptoms of a STI and HIV positive people.
Zero Tolerance
At Short Street Centre we strive to treat all clients equally and with care and respect. Whilst we will try to meet your needs and see you on time there may be occasions when this is not possible.
We ask that you are patient and respectful to staff, other clients and visitors at all times.
Our service has adopted the NSW Health Zero Tolerance policy. Anyone displaying aggressive, threatening, intimidating or abusive behaviour (including racist, sexist, homophobic or transphobic comments) towards staff, other clients or visitors will be asked to leave.
Acknowledgement of Country
South Eastern Sydney Local Health District would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians on whose land we work and the lands our facilities, including Short Street Centre, are located on: the lands of the Dharawal, Gadigal, Wangal and Bidjigal peoples.
We would like to pay our respects to the Elders past, present and those of the future.