A group of volunteer doctors in Chicago is spending their Saturdays providing street medicine for the growing number of migrants.
CHICAGO — Using sidewalks as exam rooms and heavy red duffle bags as medical supply closets, volunteer medics spend their Saturdays caring for the growing number of migrants arriving in Chicago without a place to live. Mostly students in training, they go to police stations where migrants are first housed, prescribing antibiotics, distributing prenatal vitamins and assessing for serious health issues.
“You can understand the language, but it doesn’t mean you understand the situation,” said Miriam Guzman, one of organizers and a fourth-year medical student at UIC. The doctors refer patients to organizations that help with mental health but there are limitations. The fluid nature of the shelter system makes it difficult to follow-up; people are often moved without warning. Chicago’s goal is to provide permanent homes, which could help alleviate health issues.
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Volunteer medical students are trying to fill the health care gap for migrants in ChicagoA group of volunteer doctors in Chicago is spending their Saturdays providing street medicine for the growing number of migrants
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