MPR’s Perry Finelli interviews Dr. Pat Walker, medical director at the Center for International Health at Regions Hospital, about mass health screening clinics for new refugees.
About five thousand Hmong refugees are expected to resettle in Minnesota by the end of the year. They're coming from a refugee camp in Thailand, and some health officials are concerned about whether they'll get the kind of health care they need. So in St. Paul, Regions Hospital and Healthpartners are trying something new.