Blue Shield helps doctors resume care for patients; rebuild destroyed clinic
When California's deadliest fire raged across the tinder dry hills of Butte County last fall, doctors and staff at the Paradise Medical Group were among the last to leave their town. One pediatrician sent his family to safety while he helped moms and their newborn babies evacuate a nearby hospital as the wildfire loomed. Another staff member risked his life to save patient records on disk drives, bundling them frantically and fleeing on his motorcycle just moments before the flames arrived to turn everything in his rearview mirror to ash and anguish. ... |