Non-profit is Not Synonymous With Good Health Care-Anti-Consumer Practices at a Federally Subsidized Clinic
Non-profit is Not Synonymous with Good Health Care-Anti-Consumer Practices at a Federally Subsidized Community Health Clinic On October 31 st , I took my teenage son to Peninsula Health Clinic in Bremerton, for evaluation of a clinical intervention for depression. My regular readers will recall the trauma center blog I posted in October 2012, when my son was hit by a pickup truck and sustained a traumatic brain injury. Head injuries can take a long time to heal and depression often follows. As a healthcare advocate I am compelled to share my experience to illustrate the complexity and failings in primary care in the U.S.A. Teen Denied Care at State and Federally Financed Community Health Clinic Arriving at the health clinic after a 2 hour commute walking and via public bus in a driving rain storm, I went to the counter to get my son checked-in for his appointment. There was no queue of patients standing in line, and I was informed we were 6 minutes late for our appointment. I explaine...