Free Clinic Exposes Real Health Care Need in New Orleans

[MountainLaurel]

The first of the clinics supported by Keith Olbermann viewers . . . I'm sending this article to Mary Landrieu tomorrow with a note reminding her of whom her constituents actually are.

Joann Bradford lives in a vicious cycle.

Almost every month, the 6th Ward resident is taken to the emergency room at Tulane Medical Center because of violent epileptic seizures.

Because of her illness, Bradford, 47, a former nurse's aide, hasn't been able to hold down a steady job for several years, so she can't afford insurance or visits to a doctor.

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More than 100 doctors and 400 volunteers from around the U.S. were on hand to staff two halls of the convention center that had been converted into 52 examination areas sectioned off by blue curtains.

By the end of the day, more than 1,000 people had been examined. Doctors said they discovered many cases of cancer, diabetes and hypertension, and four people were so ill they were sent immediately to hospitals.

http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/11/free_clinic_exposes_real_healt.html

[FarCenter]

1. Great, now these people with "pre-existing conditions" won't be able to get health insurance!

"Doctors said they discovered many cases of cancer, diabetes and hypertension"

[rwheeler31]

2. They will if you support health care reform.

[niyad]

3. k and r

[annabanana]

4. Gee. . It seems CNN completely missed this story.

I guess everything is hunkey-dorey.

[Louisiana1976]

5. Maybe CNN is practicing self-censorship because of its big insurance

and big pharma sponsors.

[MountainLaurel]

8. I'd bet on it n/t

[niyad]

6. kick

[Overseas]

7. K&R. //nt