@contentandwell We are three and a half hour drive from a superior medical system. I do not drive and my husband with his weak eyes is not able to make that trip. We are an hour away from a good medical system, but getting there is a trial by fire. We are about a thirty minute drive to the PCP and eye dr. group that we have for referrals or just routine meds. The hospital is small; I call it more like a clinic. That's the case for most people who choose or have to live in this poverty area. It truly is an area of the haves and the have nots. So far we have had good care since we have insurance and can pay. I would guess from the population that the majority do not have insurance and go to the emergency room where they have to be treated by law. It's not a place I would ever choose to live, but at our ages my husband and I are here for the duration.
Carol