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  1. 10-31-2007, 07:12 AM #1
    Nouveauxpoor
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    San Diego: 11 of 18 in burn unit undocumented

    11 of 18 in burn unit undocumented


    UCSD cases put focus on who pays for care
    By Cheryl Clark and Leslie Berestein
    UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITERS

    October 31, 2007

    The fact that 11 of the 18 wildfire victims lying in UCSD Medical Center's burn unit are illegal immigrants with no apparent health coverage highlights the daunting financial challenge hospitals face in providing long-term, intensive care for all those who need it.

    "These are the most expensive kinds of cases, but we don't look at these patients and say, oh, because they aren't legal residents, we'll stop providing care or stop changing their bandages,â€
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  2. 10-31-2007, 08:40 AM #2
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    [quote]“By law, they can't deport them if they are injured,â€
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  3. 10-31-2007, 11:35 AM #3
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    [quote]"These are the most expensive kinds of cases, but we don't look at these patients and say, oh, because they aren't legal residents, we'll stop providing care or stop changing their bandages,â€
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