Since Brandon Hill, Ph.D., joined Milwaukee-based Vivent Health (formerly the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin), the organization has grown and thrived, colleagues say.
Vivent Health serves approximately 85% of all Milwaukeeans living with HIV. In 2023, Vivent Health served nearly 4,000 people.
“In 2023, Hill led the organization through the opening of a new health center in downtown Milwaukee, improving care delivery and the patient experience,” said Cindy Cooper, senior vice president of strategic communications at Vivent Health.
Since the clinic opened, services delivered and prescriptions filled are both up 6%. Behavioral health wait time is down to five days for a new patient and one day for substance use treatment. Ninety-five percent of Vivent Health patients in Wisconsin have achieved viral suppression, above the national average of 66%, according to Cooper.
“I am a member of the LGBTQ+ community,” Hill says. “This work is part of my identity. This is the work I didn’t know existed when I was young and queer, but the work I committed myself to doing as an adult. This isn’t just a job. This is personal.”
