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4/30/2012 12:32:27 PM EST
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Surgeon with a heart helps others in need
uninsured, assistance, medicaid
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More and more people are losing jobs and their healthcare. It's great to see stories like this one where a surgeon offers his services for free.
Las Vegas surgeon Dr. Kevin Petersen hears repeatedly - too often, good hard-working people fall through the government's health care safety net.
It is why he became the driving force behind the formation of Helping Hands Surgical Care, a nonprofit organization that has a half-dozen doctors performing surgeries at no cost to the uninsured, and it is also why Wood was scheduled for a free hernia repair.
"You hate to see people who want to work unable to do so because they can't afford a routine surgery," Petersen said.
Last week the 44-year-old Wood would become the 15th individual to receive a free surgery since the nonprofit's November inception. Petersen became aware of his plight through a letter from his girlfriend's mother.
As a nurse outfitted Wood with an IV last week, he seemed in shock.
"I can't believe this is happening," he said. "I've been turned down so many times."
Community Assistance Program offers a free discount drug card. Use it over and over at all leading pharmacies and receive up to 85% off. ibourl.com/hvu
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