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 young patient at Highland talks about the importance of the community’s voice as the nation debates health care reform.
Tex Butler, Pastor at Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church in Oakland, talks about the importance of Highland Hospital to the community.
Nurse CJ manages the flow of traffic in the ER.
Taxi driver, Robert Merchant, waits for care after having been attacked on the job. He wonders why the United States has enough money to wage war, but not to take care of it’s sick citizens.
Kashmir Singh talks about bringing his friend to the ER waiting room at Highland Hospital to treat her broken arm. Kashmir, who is from India, visits America periodically to visit his two sons.
John Hansen, a former steel worker, waits for care in Highland Hospital’s ER.
