Sweet Emergency Fund

Sweet Emergency Fund More than 25 years ago, a diagnosis of being HIV-positive meant a person may have a life expectancy of less than five years.

The Sweet Emergency Fund, founded by Dr. Donna Sweet, is a safety net for HIV/AIDS patients to ensure they can afford medical care and expenses living with HIV/AIDS Today, if a person is diagnosed early and diligent with taking their medicines, they may live a relatively healthy life ... at a significant financial cost. HIV and AIDS treatments can cost more than $3,000 per month and many patients

have additional health issues related to the disease that can add on to that amount. People are living much longer, creating an even greater need for the Sweet Emergency Fund. Dr. Sweet and the staff at The University of Kansas School of Medicine–Wichita Midtown Clinic go to great lengths to guarantee that their patients get quality health care, regardless of their ability to pay.

Let the decorations begin! Sweet staffers are working hard preparing for next month’s Wicked Sweet A’fair! You won’t wan...
08/21/2025

Let the decorations begin! Sweet staffers are working hard preparing for next month’s Wicked Sweet A’fair! You won’t want to miss this magical event, September 25th!

08/13/2025
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06/19/2025

Our offices are closed today in observance of Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Learn more about Juneteenth via the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture: nmaahc.si.edu/juneteenth

05/19/2025

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HIV Long-Term Survivor's Day is June 5.
05/08/2025

HIV Long-Term Survivor's Day is June 5.

04/21/2025

The generosity and WSU ties of MSSC member Donna Sweet, MD, are highlighted in the spring issue of The Shocker, which notes the university's newly established Drs. Donna E. and George H. Sweet Professorship in Biological Sciences. She earned bachelor's and master's degrees in biological sciences at WSU, and her late husband taught in the department for nearly 30 years. "I hope the department continues to support students in such a way that those who want to go on to medical school have the opportunity,” Dr. Sweet said. She is on the internal medicine faculty at KUSM-Wichita.

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More than 25 years ago, a diagnosis of being HIV-positive meant a person may have a life expectancy of less than five years. Today, if a person is diagnosed early and diligent with taking their medicines, they may live a relatively healthy life ... at a significant financial cost. HIV and AIDS treatments can cost more than $3,000 per month and many patients have additional health issues related to the disease that can add on to that amount. People are living much longer, creating an even greater need for the Sweet Emergency Fund. Dr. Sweet and the staff at The University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita Midtown Clinic go to great lengths to guarantee that their patients get quality health care, regardless of their ability to pay.