Trauma nurse Chere Hamilton often finds herself checking for scars on patients to gather clues to their medical histories. That's because U.S. patient medical records are not readily accessible.Cash-strapped Mount Sinai Hospital on Chicago's West Side where Hamilton and colleagues care for thousands of uninsured patients acted as the backdrop for Vice President Joe Biden's announcement that $1.2 billion will be allocated |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.