EPISODE · Jul 9, 2026 · 4 MIN
In Vivent Health's fight to end HIV/AIDS, care is everything
from Uniquely Milwaukee · host Radio Milwaukee
During the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Wisconsin — and especially Milwaukee — emerged as the paradigm for response and ongoing advocacy.“Forty years. It’s an amazing amount of transformation that happened.”Brandon Hill reflected on that era from a unique perspective: as the president and CEO of Vivent Health, which helped create an integrated model of care that’s now in six other states and touted nationwide.According to Hill, 80% of people currently living with HIV in Wisconsin receive some service from Vivent Health, and 95% of their patients are virally suppressed — meaning the virus levels are low enough and not transmittable to others. Still, prevention remains a key effort. That means continuing to treat the whole patient and the whole person. In this episode, we talk with Hill and Doug Nelson, who led the organization when it was still the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, about Vivent Health's decades-long mission, as well as its impact on Milwaukee and beyond. #####Host: Kim ShineUniquely Milwaukee is made possible by the generous support of our members.
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During the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Wisconsin — and especially Milwaukee — emerged as the paradigm for response and ongoing advocacy. “Forty years. It’s an amazing amount of transformation that happened.” Brandon Hill reflected on that era from a unique perspective: as the president and CEO of Vivent Health, which helped create an integrated model of care that’s now in six other states and touted nationwide. According to Hill, 80% of people currently living with HIV in Wisconsin receive some service from Vivent Health, and 95% of their patients are virally suppressed — meaning the virus levels are low enough and not transmittable to others. Still, prevention remains a key effort. That means continuing to treat the whole patient and the whole person. In this episode, we talk with Hill and Doug Nelson, who led the organization when it was still the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, about Vivent Health's decades-long mission, as well as its impact on Milwaukee and beyond. ##### Host: Kim Shine Uniquely Milwaukee is made possible by the generous support of our members.
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In Vivent Health's fight to end HIV/AIDS, care is everything
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