And yes. they reach those with no health insurance: 56 percent of the 1990 patient load. not counting the homeless treated. an average of 66 percent the previous 4 years. More. because the House of New Life exists to overcome an additional set of barriers that. I would surmise. relatively few facilities in other regions encounter. First. 85 percent of the patients are Asian or Pacific Islanders. Second. half of those served are firstgeneration immigrants or refugees. As one significant consequence. delayed immunizations account for 75 percent of all visits by immigrant children to pediatric medicine. Third. as one would imagine. many of their clientele are unfamiliar with Western medical practices. In fact. very often. they are totally bewildered by them.
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