The Impact of CHCM's Health Care Services

Our expectations for the first week of clinic in Sullivan County were exceeded: we saw more patients than we planned. One of the last patients we saw was Mr. Lopez (not his real name). He is a 59 year old diabetic gentleman who had not seen a doctor in a long time. While he had no overt physical sign of any significant abnormality, the only hint of a problem was the finger stick showing a sugar level of over 400...