Taking the Black Bag on the Road

Source: AARP.org | February 15, 2006

Many elders have trouble getting to medical clinics for check-ups and treatments. But some residents in Washington, D.C., found a solution in the seven-year-old Medical House Call Program that brings doctors to their homes. Guest host Alyne Ellis explains how the program works.

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