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Fenway Health

Historic Venue 1971 Still active

One of the world's oldest LGBTQ+ community health centres — Boston since 1971, home of the country's first community-based AIDS research programme.

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Many visitors praise Fenway Health for its caring, professional, and understanding staff, particularly noting its commitment to the LGBTQ+ community. However, common complaints include difficulty scheduling appointments due to long wait times and a sense that staff may be overworked and visits rushed.

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Address
1340 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02215
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Phone
+1 617-267-0900
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Website
fenwayhealth.org
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About this place Fenway Health

Fenway Health was founded in April 1971 as a free storefront clinic in the Fenway neighbourhood, run by Northeastern University medical students and community volunteers to serve the youth-and-hippie population that mainstream Boston clinics wouldn't. Its explicit orientation to gay and lesbian patients dates to 1974, making it one of the earliest openly LGBTQ+ community health centres anywhere in the world. Fenway's significance amplifies in the AIDS era. From 1981 onwards its clinicians — including Kenneth Mayer, still on staff — ran the country's first community-based AIDS research programme, wrote the earliest published treatment protocols for opportunistic infections, and pioneered the linked medical-and-mental-health model that shaped every US LGBTQ+ health centre after. The Fenway Institute (research arm) now advises the CDC on trans health protocols. Today Fenway operates from a 100,000-square-foot purpose-built complex at 1340 Boylston Street opened in 2009, delivering primary care, HIV/PrEP, mental health, LGBTQ+ family formation, trans healthcare, and research services to 35,000 unique patients a year — the largest queer-focused clinic in New England. Its residency-training programme educates primary-care physicians from across the US in LGBTQ+ healthcare. Open weekdays 08:00-19:00 (varies by service); walk-in appointments possible for STI testing. Fenway Park is one block east; the Kenmore Green Line stop is a five-minute walk. Not primarily a heritage tourist stop — an operating clinic with 54 years of continuous history that's the heritage. Reception welcomes visitors who want to see the lobby and pick up literature.

Opening Hours

Monday 08:00-18:00
Tuesday 08:00-20:00
Wednesday 08:00-18:00
Thursday 08:00-20:00
Friday 08:00-18:00
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

Features

LGBTQ+ Safe space Community oriented Multilingual staff Walk-ins welcome

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Misha Huntington
Misha Huntington Jul 2026
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Misha Huntington Jul 2026
Jeremy Goode
Jeremy Goode Jul 2026

They provide decent healthcare, if you're successful in scheduling an appointment. I haven't been able to recently schedule even a regular physical (it seems they're booked up for 2-3 months), and only have been able to refill prescriptions.

Jeremy Goode
Jeremy Goode Jul 2026

They provide decent healthcare, if you're successful in scheduling an appointment. I haven't been able to recently schedule even a regular physical (it seems they're booked up for 2-3 months), and only have been able to refill prescriptions.

Linda R
Linda R Jun 2026

Fenway health is amazing because it truly thinks of its demographic. The hours support the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ community and they are always willing to listen and understand. Their services are cheap because everything is paid via the pharmacy so when you get a prescription filled, most of the money goes to the clinic. Which feels AMAZING. They are my one stop shop for dental, behavioral health, and PCP. Would definitely recommend

Linda R
Linda R Jun 2026

Fenway health is amazing because it truly thinks of its demographic. The hours support the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ community and they are always willing to listen and understand. Their services are cheap because everything is paid via the pharmacy so when you get a prescription filled, most of the money goes to the clinic. Which feels AMAZING. They are my one stop shop for dental, behavioral health, and PCP. Would definitely recommend

Nathalie Hession
Nathalie Hession Jun 2026

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