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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsThank God. They re-signed the contract. I'm staying with the homeless clinic!
The local municiple development organization that owns the clinic where I work was considering not re-signing the medical contract with the community health organization that employs me. They wanted to hire their own provider and run the cllinic themselves.
That would have put me in the awkward position of resigning from my company in order to keep working with my homeless patients, or else staying with the company, and losing my patients.
I think a lot of people in the Lounge know how I feel about my homeless patients. I didn't want to lose them.
Now I won't have to. The municiple group re-signed the medical-care contract.
I'm staying...
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)Aristus
(66,352 posts)In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)Aristus
(66,352 posts)I'll check the vid later...
Patient #1 coming up...
MuseRider
(34,109 posts)I am happy for you and for your patients.
Thank you for doing this and doing it with love.
Aristus
(66,352 posts)One of only five or six married couples I have on my patient roster. Homelessness can be tough on marriages.
They have a hard row to hoe, but I hope I can give them the care they need.
Bertha Venation
(21,484 posts)I am very happy for you!
Ptah
(33,029 posts)How long is the contract?
Aristus
(66,352 posts)At this point, even another year is fine with me. I was facing losing my patients sometime in October, so at least that isn't hanging over my head anymore.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)I know how happy you must be feeling.
RiffRandell
(5,909 posts)So happy for you!
JitterbugPerfume
(18,183 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,615 posts)I am thrilled for you, and for all your patients!
Continuity of care is so damn important.
fizzgig
(24,146 posts)Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)Lee-Lee
(6,324 posts)marzipanni
(6,011 posts)If it ain't broke, don't fix it! What a concept!
Now, since you're here, I found a product that you should have in your little black bag-
http://mcphee.com/shop/shakespearean-insult-bandages.html
But joking aside, I appreciate your caring for the poor and sick. I'm sure they appreciate your care, too!
Aristus
(66,352 posts)I should totally get those!