Heart clinic is the heart of health care for county's neediest residents

Shapiro spotlights the many ways in which hospitals serve their communities. Among others, Karen Carlson, nursing director in Suburban Hospital's radiology department yearns for home. As she prepares to leave, one more patient straggles into the clinic, a middle-aged man who totes his medical r...

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Published in:AHA News 2010-08, Vol.46 (17), p.6
Main Author: Shapiro, Stephanie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiovascular disease
Clinics
Medical treatment
Patient care planning
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Summary:Shapiro spotlights the many ways in which hospitals serve their communities. Among others, Karen Carlson, nursing director in Suburban Hospital's radiology department yearns for home. As she prepares to leave, one more patient straggles into the clinic, a middle-aged man who totes his medical records in a shopping bag and after a long day's work, she has spent the last three hours helping uninsured patients with cardiovascular symptoms at the MobileMed/NIH Heart Clinic in the hospital's cardiology suite.
ISSN:0891-6608