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Suburban Satellite Health Care Facilities Limit Access for Low-Income Patients
Beal, Angus Caulfield, Hannah Cipolla, Elizabeth Elsaesser, Theodore Gagnon, Andrew Gossling, Megan Park, Yangseon Jemison, Jill Hawkins, Annika Kohn, Mary Anne
Beal, Angus
Caulfield, Hannah
Cipolla, Elizabeth
Elsaesser, Theodore
Gagnon, Andrew
Gossling, Megan
Park, Yangseon
Jemison, Jill
Hawkins, Annika
Kohn, Mary Anne
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Introduction: Low income individuals are faced with numerous barriers to health care that can lead to worse health outcomes. Limited access to transportation, in particular, has been linked to lower rates of doctor’s visits and consequently, a greater burden of disease. Community agencies such as Safe Harbor (SH), the Community Health Center (CHC), and the Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS) in Burlington, Vermont reported the move of many ambulatory care practices from Fletcher Allen Hospital, located on a citywide bus route, to Tilley Drive, which was not located on a bus route, as a significant barrier for their patients.
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2009-02-02