by Laurence Hammack | Jun 16, 2013 | Health care
By Laurence Hammack and David Ress Lois Casto takes home $1,260 a month from her job serving students at a Virginia Tech dining hall, hardly enough to feed her family of six. Unable to afford health insurance, she gets most of her care from a free clinic. But in some...
by Laurence Hammack | Sep 9, 2012 | Health care
SALTVILLE — Shootings and stabbings are rare in this town of 2,000. When sirens occasionally disturb the peace, it’s likely the local rescue squad responding to an automobile crash, or tending to one of the health problems of an aging population. So what...
by Laurence Hammack | Aug 5, 2007 | Health care
When all of the area psychiatric centers are full, as they often are, the emergency room at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital becomes a holding cell of sorts for the mentally ill. In recent months, as many as 12 mental patients at a time have been forced to wait in...