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Mississipi doctor treats poor people out of his car, state trying to put him out of business
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Dr. Carrol Frazier Landrum standing next his car, waiting to treat residents of Edwards, Mississippi
Dr. Carrol Frazier Landrum is an 88-year-old doctor who's been practicing for 55 years in Mississippi. He's known in the Edwards, Mississippi community for treating anyone who needs help, going so far as to drive to patient's houses, meeting them anywhere they are able, and for the last two years he's been treating some patients out of his car. He believes it is his duty:
Ive always had a heart for the poor, Landrum told The Washington Post this week, struggling to hold back tears. I grew up poor, and when the doctor would come to us, and he was happy to see us, I pictured myself doing that some day. I try not to ever turn people away money or no money because thats where the need is.
Ever since the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure found out he was treating people out of his car, Dr. Landrum has been under investigation: At a recent hearing, Landrum said, he was labeled incompetent by the board. He said the charge is a catchall, one designed to avoid citing a specific occupational violation, and he maintains hes done nothing wrong. He said he doesnt recruit patients and only responds to those who have nowhere else to turn.
Despite the pressure to surrender his license, he's not going down without a fight:
"I'm not the kind of person to give up very easily, especially if I know I'm right," Landrum said. "I want to continue helping these people who need me, and I plan to fight this. I'm going to tell them I don't intend to resign."
For what it's worth, Mississippi has the largest percentage of poor and uninsured people in the country. The average income in Edwards, Mississippi is jaw-dropping:
The 2010 census showed that the income per person in Edwards is just $12,308 a year.
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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/28/1360753/-Mississipi-doctor-treats-poor-people-out-of-his-car-state-trying-to-put-him-out-of-business?detail=email
Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)niyad
(113,542 posts)Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)Damn good guy trying his best to help others means little to TPTB and we know that cash rules them. Maybe we should send him money for bribes.
niyad
(113,542 posts)aint_no_life_nowhere
(21,925 posts)The many doctors who treat my 95 year old mother are uniformly shit ... absolute shit. I saw a medicare bill for one visit with one of my mother's assholes totalling $177 for not even five minutes with the creep as a typical office visit in which he's reluctant to answer any question and as soon as he comes into the examining room he's like a racehorse at the starting gate wanting to get out. They are a disgrace to humanity.
niyad
(113,542 posts)think it stands for medical deity and act accordingly.
AZ Progressive
(3,411 posts)This is just one of many symptoms
Brigid
(17,621 posts)I know the race of most of the people he helps in this way? Can't have that now can we?
FLPanhandle
(7,107 posts)Someone providing free healthcare.
Glad they solved all those other problems in the state. Like being at the bottom for education, health, teen pregnancy, etc.
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)niyad
(113,542 posts)jwirr
(39,215 posts)Medicaid IF Mississippi had bothered to join ACA. Such uncaring a-holes.