HIV and AIDS
If you or someone you know is affected by HIV/AIDS, be assured that you'll have help, hope and compassionate medical care from a team of experts through Trinity Health at one of our locations in Grand Rapids, Muskegon and Ann Arbor.
We're ready to help you to live an empowered, dignified, full and productive life regardless of your stage of diagnosis.
Our Services
- HIV/AIDS education
- HIV prenatal and delivery support
- Linguistic services
- Medical care
- Preventative care (pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP)
- Pharmacy services
- Psychosocial case management
- Referrals to support services
- Transportation assistance
Interested in learning more?
Our specialists work with your referring physician to determine the best approach for treatment and education.
Please contact an Infectious Disease location or provider for more information.
Find a DoctorOur Locations
Trinity Health IHA Medical Group, Infectious Diseases - Ann Arbor Campus
5333 McAuley Dr
Ste 5011
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Phone: (734) 712-8600
Trinity Health Medical Group, Infectious Disease - Grand Rapids Campus
310 Lafayette SE
Ste 410
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: (616) 685-8200
Trinity Health Medical Group, Infectious Disease - Hackley
1675 Leahy
Ste 301A
Muskegon, MI 49442
Phone: (231) 672-8300
What is HIV/AIDS?
HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. HIV damages the immune system so that the body is less able to fight infection and disease. If HIV isn't treated, it can take years before it weakens the immune system enough to become AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome).
Thanks to treatment, most people in the U.S. don't get AIDS.
Symptoms of HIV
Many people have no symptoms when they are diagnosed with HIV. However, when symptoms related to acute HIV infection appear (when a person is first infected), they are often flu-like:
- Diarrhea
- Fever
- Headache
- Mouth sores, including yeast infection (thrush)
- Muscle stiffness or aching
- Night sweats
- Rashes of different types
- Sore throat
- Swollen lymph glands
Diagnosis and Treatment
The only way to know for sure if you have HIV is to get tested.
No cure for HIV/AIDS currently exists, but with proper treatment and medical care, it can be controlled. The medicine used to treat HIV is called antiretroviral therapy (ART). ART can prolong the lives of many people with HIV, keeping them healthy and greatly reducing their chance of transmitting the virus to others.
The Centers for Disease Control and other government agencies continue to work on a variety of treatment-related activities, including:
- HIV/AIDS clinical research and drug trials
- Vaccine research
- Development of treatment guidelines and best practices
- Creating and implementing treatment-related prevention strategies that can help stop new infections
The Trinity Health Medical Groups of Grand Rapids, Muskegon and Ann Arbor are all recipients of Ryan White Supporting Services, a federal program.