Two years ago, a patient walked into Jericho Road Community Health Center, pregnant with her first child.
A newcomer to the country, she had neither health insurance nor a doctor. But the health center is prepared for that, regularly working with uninsured and underinsured individuals to deliver care on a sliding scale fee basis.
When a prenatal visit later turned up something wrong with the baby’s heart rate, the mother was sent to Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. The patient delivered…
Two years ago, a patient walked into Jericho Road Community Health Center, pregnant with her first child.
A newcomer to the country, she had neither health insurance nor a doctor. But the health center is prepared for that, regularly working with uninsured and underinsured individuals to deliver care on a sliding scale fee basis.
When a prenatal visit later turned up something wrong with the baby’s heart rate, the mother was sent to Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. The patient delivered…