Source of Care
Barriers APPENDIX C to care
“I don’t believe in the formal medical system.”
“I have only lived here for 18 months; I come from a much larger city…where I came from the average ER visit was 6-8 hours. When I took my daughter here to Carilion we were in and out in an hour and a half…that is just unheard of… it’s all relative, we’ve been very pleased with our experience here.”
Organizational Polices:
Community Resources:
“They told my mom she couldn’t go back with me.”
“I got pregnant and I didn’t have insurance. The Health Department in Buena Vista told me I could get Medicaid.”
Lack of Culturally appropriate services:
Child-Bearing
Health Department Family Planning Therapeutic use of Birth Control Cervical Cancer screening Prenatal services Augusta Health Labor and Delivery Lewis Gale Labor and Delivery Augusta Health Care for Women Prenatal Care
Assets
Lack of Employment: Regional Providers: “I lost my job, single mom…all that jazz.”
At Augusta Health “we were never rushed…they sat and listened to you.”
Lack of Awareness of Resources: “I didn’t realize there was a Health Dept. in Buena Vista.”
“Driving to Augusta is kinda hard, but most of it is interstate and it’s usually planned.
Lack of local services: “I had a problem with my placenta and I had to drive to Augusta. They shipped me to UVA. My baby almost died.”
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