Rift at longtime St. Paul clinic leads to new home for residency program Exodus of longtime doctors sparks anger among some, but not all, patients. February 16, 2021 11:28am Text size Copy shortlink:
On a recent Friday morning, United Family Medicine nurses and technicians in a strip mall storefront rolled up patients sleeves to administer COVID-19 vaccines.
Gone were the clinic s physicians, who were working at a new facility 4 miles away. To the patients getting shots many of whom are low-income or uninsured the drama embroiling their clinic mattered less than the protection they received from people they like. Yeah, I love it. I mean it s been great for the services that I have had from the time that I started, said Teretha Glass, 72, drawn to the clinic years ago for its affordable sliding fee. I thought I missed the chance [for a shot]. But they called me right back and said they could get me in toda