A nonprofit health care organization that provides services to people affected by human immunodeficiency virus and other diseases has opened in a newly renovated location in Grand Junction.

The Colorado Health Network celebrated a grand opening for the 5,000-square-foot facility, located at 1001 Wellington Ave.

The Grand Junction-based team provides a range of services — including medical case management and insurance and housing access — to people with HIV. The team also provides preventative services, including education, medications, safer six supplies and testing.

The Colorado Health Network has operated in Western Colorado since 1986, originally as the Western Colorado AIDS Project. The network also operates locations in Colorado Springs, Denver, Fort Collins, Greeley and Pueblo, serving a total of more than 12,000 people.

“For the first time in our nearly 40-year history, we have a permanent, owned facility for our Western Colorado operations serving 22 counties,” said Darrell Vigil, chief executive officer of the Colorado Health Network. “We’re committed to serving all of Colorado, and we are particularly excited for opportunities to expand wrap-around services for people affected by HIV and people who use drugs — some of the most marginalized and stigmatized people in our state — by investing in an office space that can accommodate our vision for the future.”

Dr. Amy Davis, medical director of the HIV Collaborative Clinic at St. Mary’s Family Medicine in Grand Junction, said she’s looking forward to continued work with the Colorado Health Network. “For 23 years we have proudly locked arms with the team from Colorado Health Network to care for people living with HIV,” Davis said. “Our collaborative partnership was a national model for rural approaches to HIV care and treatment. As we look forward, we’re thrilled to continue this critical partnership that ensures Western Coloradans affected by HIV live long, healthy lives.”

For more information about the Colorado Health Network, visit https://coloradohealthnetwork.org.