Studies show that people living near a health center are less likely to go to the emergency room and less likely to have unmet critical medical needs.

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The three women and a fourth person were being treated at Cleveland's Metro Health Medical Center on Monday, said Dr. Gerald Maloney, an emergency room physician there.

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We're investing in Bucksport Regional Health Center in Maine, where doctors are double-booked and the waiting rooms are often standing room only.

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