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Refugees face healthcare hurdles in western Kansas
In Garden City area refugee families struggle to access care as many rely on emergency rooms due to no health insurance. Hospitals absorb costs while clinics like Genesis offer sliding fees and forgiveness. Refugees from Somalia Myanmar and Sudan face barriers and cultural differences complicating care seeking and understanding US health systems.
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CDC
U.S
American College of Emergency Physicians
Shawna Deal
St. Catherine Hospital
Centura Health
Kansas
Scott Taylor
St. Catherine
Deal
US Office of Refugee Resettlement
Janice Thome
Dominican Sisters
Garden City
Somalia
Myanmar
Burma
Sudan
United Nations High Commissioner
Ahmad
Tyson
Genesis Family Health
Sarah Trapp
Genesis
Linda Miller
GCCC
Access and Opportunity Center
Finney County
Miller
Ikran
Said
Wichita
Malaysia