EPISODE · Mar 20, 2025 · 41 MIN
Healing Women with HIV/AIDS
from Inspired To Heal
At a time when many healthcare workers were reluctant to treat patients with AIDS, the courageous staff at Chicago's Cook County Hospital rose to the challenge. Backed by a historic Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant, they built the Midwest’s largest provider of HIV services—creating a welcoming, nurturing, and revolutionary clinical center specifically for women and children living with HIV. In this episode, social worker Mildred Williamson & physician Toyin Falusi-Nwafor share the frontline perspectives. They discuss the early days of the crisis in Chicago.Epilogue provided by John Peller, CEO & President at the @AIDS Foundation of Chicago. Additional guest information & links to podcast platforms are available at www.inspiredtoheal.net. Please like and follow us on your favorite platform.Contact us with feedback and suggestions through the website.
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At a time when many healthcare workers were reluctant to treat patients with AIDS, the courageous staff at Chicago's Cook County Hospital rose to the challenge. Backed by a historic Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant, they built the Midwest’s largest provider of HIV services—creating a welcoming, nurturing, and revolutionary clinical center specifically for women and children living with HIV. In this episode, social worker Mildred Williamson & physician Toyin Falusi-Nwafor share t...
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