{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F2206b459-ead5-4e01-a030-fa72a644c2c1","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Cabrini Clinic: On the Frontlines Since 1834","description":"Discover Detroit\u2019s best kept secret: the oldest free clinic in America with a commitment to doing the right thing.\r\n\n\nShow notes:\r\n\n\n(1:12) In 1834, America\u2019s first free clinic \u2014 and Detroit\u2019s first hospital \u2014 was established to help those who\u2019d contracted cholera. 100 years later, it became the Cabrini Clinic, a clinic focused on serving the poorest of the poor.\r\n\n\n(3:27) Nurse Practitioner Alisa Smith gives an example of how far patients come for help at Cabrini Clinic, Executive Director Tawana Neetles-Robinson shares how volunteer-based the clinic is, and we learn about the wide range of services they provide.\r\n\n\n(5:32) Former Executive Director Sr. Mary Ellen Howard talks about the clinic\u2019s founder, Fr. Clement Kern, and his vision for the clinic and commitment to serving the blue-collar community.\r\n\n\n(8:12) Neetles-Robinson discusses the effect the pandemic had on the clinic and how they were still able to rise to the occasion, not canceling even a single clinical session and remaining dedicated to their patients. She talks about the outreach the clinic did to ensure that patients with chronic conditions still received the care they needed.\r\n\n\n(12:38) Smith and Neetles-Robisnon share some of the successes of their outreach efforts, including a recent increase in patients coming to the clinic for care, and Smith reaffirms the compassionate nature of Cabrini Clinic, a place that strives, in Fr. Kern\u2019s image, to always do the right thing.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/f6a442aa-55c6-4583-acb8-08999bc2fd95/iiAHjn_hNkMNi1UMWwVa85Et.jpg"}