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8,000 border crossings a day: How one hospital absorbed a migration surge
Onvida Health in Yuma, Arizona is the only full-service health system, providing comprehensive hospital and outpatient care, advanced specialty services, and emergency care, all in one connected system, within 180 miles of where Arizona borders Mexico. A migration surge once sent 8,000 people a day through its doors. Robert J. Trenschel, DO, MPH, President and CEO, leads a system that treats every patient with the same compassion, from long-time residents to someone just crossing the border.
He talks with Dr. Shah about navigating that surge on razor-thin margins, why healthcare ROI should…
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