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Lynn from Fargo wrote:
> Thanks, all . . .
>
> I'm home now. Family Healthcare Center in Fargo is a medical clinic
> that currently serves over 11,000 patients, over 70% of whom have NO
> health insurance. About 3,000 are children, 1100 are homeless, 4,500
> are refugees, and 9,900 are low income. We provide services including
> over $2,000,000 in free or discounted prescription drugs to our
> patients plus pre-natal care, care and education for 1,700 people with
> diabetes, other chronic illness management, medical interpreters to
> provide language assistance to all local providers. Right now every
> day we treat 90 people. . . but over 200 people want our help. Our
> dental clinic sees 46 patients per day, many of whom travel over 100
> miles to be treated. We can do only palliative and preventive care
> because we have no room to add more dental providers.
>
> Without this medical home, I would be dead.
> Lynn in Fargo
>


Lynn, I am glad you are home and I'm happy they took good care of you.


Becca