Yesterday, I saw a mother pushing her small son into the Clinic in a wheelbarrow. The little boy (maybe 8 years?) had his knee wrapped up, and couldn't put any weight on it at all. My first thought was "I hope they don't get turned away because it's so late in the day (2pm)." This then led me to ask myself, "When did it become acceptable to see little children pushed around in wheelbarrows?" Then I questioned when it became acceptable to turn down medical care to so many people each day.

None of it is okay. And I don't know what to do about it. 

What can I do when only one of our four nurses can come to work? What can I do when patients wait all day to see the doctor (who comes two days a week), only to be sent home at the end of the day? 

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I'm sorry I'm not a nurse. I'm sorry I'm not a doctor. I'm sorry my area of expertise is filing patient's records and medications (four years library experience is good for something). I'm sorry the only things I'm allowed to do are pre-pack pills, stock shelves, file, answer the phone, and que (line) up the patients waiting to be seen by the doctor.  I'm sorry.