Description: Through grant to Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Center, families of homicide victims will receive counseling and assistance. Newman Flanagan, Francis Roache. Exterior of RCCHC.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/17/1989
Description: Family Security Act requires states to provide education, training and jobs, rather than emphasizing welfare payments. Resulting new labor force would be provided Medicaid and child care in return for work.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/17/1988
Description: Father Leonard Tighe speaks about his mission as chaplain to AIDS patients at Shattuck Hospital.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/29/1990
Description: Interview with Father R. McCabe while on dialysis at Kidney Center. Talks about his experience with kidney disease and how other patients handle side effects. Shows blood tubes channeling in and out of his leg. Talks about costs of treatment, insurance coverage, and federal cap on fees. Close-ups on saline bags, clamps, tubes, gauges. Wide of clinic room.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/14/1977
Description: Groundbreaking for new Fenway Community Health Center to serve growing clientele. Examination room, waiting room, exterior door of existing center. Squeak of door opening sound effects.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/29/1989
Description: Fenwood Inn, day program of Mass. Mental Health Center. Overcrowded accommodations (but no patients visible). Advocate explains need for better services. Edward Murphy,mental health commissioner
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/22/1988
Description: House Ways and Means chair Thomas Finneran says drastic cuts in state spending are inevitable. He will present very lean budget. Even once untouchable programs such as Medicaid will be vulnerable.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/16/1991
Description: Sen. John Houston explains three private sector task forces to examine fiscal problems in management of state government, local aid, and health care funding.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/01/1989
Description: Survey finds not all hospitals comply with provisions of "free care" pool by not informing poor patients of treatment available and by not posting conspicuous notice of same. Health care for all. Mitchell Rabkin
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/01/1988
Description: Senior citizens lobby Senate in favor of bill freezing Medex rates. Philip Johnston, Sen. John Houston respond to group of elderly women.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/20/1990