Providers of HIV Specialty Care in Vermont
You or your primary care provider can contact the HIV specialists at the Comprehensive Care Clinics in four locations around the state (Brattleboro, Burlington, Rutland and St. Johnsbury). The main office is located at the Infectious Disease Program at UVM Medical Center. In addition to providing HIV care, they have medical case managers available to help with Vermont Medication Assistance Program (VMAP) enrollment and ongoing support.
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center offers HIV specialty care and support services in a location that may be more convenient for some Vermonters living with HIV.
There is a physician in Bennington who specializes in HIV care:
Dr. Marie George, M.D.
140 Hospital Drive, Suite #300
Bennington, VT 05201
Phone: (802) 447-5544
AIDS Service Organizations
Vermont AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs) and community-based organizations provide HIV medical case managers or peer-to-peer support that connects people living with HIV to medical care.
- AIDS Project of Southern Vermont - Bennington and Brattleboro
- HIV/HCV Resource Center - Lebanon, New Hampshire (Serving Orange and Windsor County, VT; Coos, Grafton, and Sullivan County, NH)
- Vermont CARES - Berlin, Burlington, Rutland, and St. Johnsbury
Peer Support
- Twin States Network - Serving Vermont and New Hampshire
Today, people with HIV can live longer, with a better quality of life, than ever before. For this to be true, they should begin medical care and start treatment as soon as they are diagnosed.
When people with HIV visit their health care provider regularly and take their medicine as directed, they’ll keep their viral load (the amount of HIV in the blood) as low as possible. A consistent low viral load can keep people with HIV healthy for many years, and a low viral load greatly reduces the risk of transmitting the virus to others.
HIV Care
The Health Department partners with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to meet HIV needs in Vermont. CDC and HRSA provide funds that support medical care and treatment along with prevention programs for people living with HIV. They also offer information that can help people with HIV learn more about the virus and what HIV means for them and their families.
The Health Department combines federal and Vermont resources to work with local, community-based partner organizations. Together we work to make sure that people with HIV in our state have access to care.
For HIV patients, we support
- medical case management,
- mental health,
- out-patient ambulatory health services and
- dental care.
These services are delivered in both community-based and clinical settings. Helping all people with HIV in our state stay engaged in medical care benefits them, their families and all Vermonters.
