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Community health centers serve 1 in 11 Americans. They're a safety net under stress (apnews.com)

submitted 11 months ago by MicroWave to c/health

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Elisa Reyes has come to Plaza del Sol Family Health Center for doctor’s appointments for more than a decade. Though she moved away a while ago, the 33-year-old keeps returning, even if it means a two-hour roundtrip bus ride.

That’s because her two children see the same doctor she does. Because when she’s sick, she can walk in without an appointment. Because the staff at the Queens clinic helped her apply for health insurance and food stamps.

“I feel at home. They also speak my language,” Reyes said in Spanish. “I feel comfortable.”

Plaza del Sol is one of two dozen sites run by Urban Health Plan Inc., which is one of nearly 1,400 federally designated community health centers. One in 11 Americans rely on these to get routine medical care, social services and, in some cases, fresh food.

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[–] ranoss 2 points 11 months ago

As a provider at an FQHC, thanks for sharing.

It’s a daunting but amazing job and I can’t see myself working anywhere else.

[–] reddig33 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

We don’t have socialized medicine in the US. Band aids like this one are not going to cut it.