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Eight people without health insurance received free surgery on Tuesday, compliments of a group of people they hardly knew. Dr. Kevin Peterson founded the charity Helping Hands Surgical Care, got some other doctors to join him and recruited a surgical center and donors.
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center celebrated its 15th anniversary in October. The comprehensive care center’s first structure on the 40-acre campus was the medical office building on the north end. It opened in 1996 and offered outpatient surgery, imaging and an urgent care center.
Winter in Las Vegas can be harsh for homeless people in general, let alone their feet. Henderson-based orthopedic surgeon Dr. Troy Watson has seen the effects from frostbite to infections.
Uninsured Nevadans, who tend to be sicker and wait longer for health care than their insured neighbors, often miss out on basic medical care. And Nevada has one of the highest rates of uninsured residents in the nation – nearly 23 percent, according to Census Bureau data from 2011.
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Like many of us, Michael Towns once struggled to lose weight due to inconsistent dieting and overeating, and that struggle came with a series of health complications.