Stories : building community
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A Taste of Heaven
Karen worked at the front desk at Maple City Health Care Center. From her desk, she had a clear view of the waiting room.
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Fish Out of Water
Christine Guth likes to knit. Christine Guth wants to improve her Spanish.
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My Building
Maple City Health Care needed a new roof. We invited donors, neighbors, and patients to help.
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No Borders to Helping
Felisa Reyes wants to stay healthy to be able to care for her grandsons. “They need me,” Felisa said. “Their mother has to be in Mexico and I’m the only one they have right now who is able to care for them.”
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The Hug
Prior to the election in 2008, Maple City Health Care Center registered new voters. We put up signs in our waiting lobby and we used our digital signage system to encourage people to register. All the signs and the registration forms were in both Spanish and English. Our front desk folks asked each patient if they were interested in registering or needed to change their address.
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The Table
Octavio and Denise (all names have been changed), a married couple with two young children moved into our neighborhood. We helped them obtain Emergency Medicaid coverage. We helped them with prenatal service and with the birth of their child. When Denise needed emergency surgery for a septic gall bladder, we asked the hospital and doctors to donate their services.
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The Talking Stick
Rich Meyer served on Maple City Health Care Center’s Board of directors. On the day Rich’s cell phone rang, however, he was plowing snow from his farm’s lane.
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Turn the Table
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