As the future of federal HIV care funding gives way for concern, Vivent Health+TPAN, the second-largest provider of HIV prevention and treatment services in the nation, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, May 14th, for its new, integrated health center. Vivent Health+TPAN will provide lifesaving clinical care in collaboration with Northwestern Medicine as well as prevention and critical social services to people living with and affected by HIV in Chicago. The grand opening takes place against the disturbing backdrop of proposed $795 million federal cuts by the Trump administration to programs supporting HIV treatment, prevention, and care. This would decimate programs and services that thousands of Chicagoans rely on for their health. In Chicago, 85 percent of Vivent Health patients have no insurance or rely on Medicaid or Medicare, and 43 percent live below the Federal Poverty Line. The health center spans 20,891 square feet, houses a staff of 45 clinicians, case managers, and support personnel, and is equipped with a state-of-the-art pharmacy, behavioral health facilities, and new exam rooms.

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