Cuban family doctors could be a model for primary healthcare
By Hicbd
Mon Apr 19 2021 9:48 am
"Her work is like that of a priest, she begins. She lives in the community and she knows her nearly 400 patient families well. She knows their education, their family dynamics, their hobbies and their vices. She knows the children, the grandparents, and the family pets. In this community, privacy is scarce, and Dr. Pina can depend on neighborhood gossips to alert her to a patient who needs help. The clinic is open Monday to Saturday, and she spends two days a week seeing patients in their homes. She takes calls at night as well."
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