Guadalupe Zavala waits in the Highland Hospital ER waiting room for her brother to receive treatment for high sugar levels.
Josette Richard at Highland with her daughter. They are there to get the TB test required before a local shelter will grant them a bed.
Takara Shaw and Ethel Paskel talk about health care and the economy.
Champagne Washington recovers after being assaulted by an old boyfriend and his friends. After spending a couple of nervous hours in the waiting room with Highland social worker Pat Hanson, Champagne’s mother is allowed back to see her daughter.
A diabetic needs to get his sugar level under control before he can have dental surgery that he may have to pay for himself.
Vivian Ferguson talks about what she is waiting for. What are YOU waiting for?
On the night of Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress – a rarity for any sitting president – we dragged an old tv into the waiting room to show the assembled patients and staff Obama’s speech and get their reactions. Here Robert Taylor and Sheon Slaughter, both uninsured, offered their thoughts. Highland Hospital volunteer Lucy Ogbu and Certified Nurse Assistant Amy Johnson also discuss the implications of the speech.
Lois Ruther Everett hopes health care reform will make it more affordable for employers to provide health insurance to their employees.
Maryann Cohen is unemployed and relies on the county health system to treat a variety of chronic illnesses.
