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People Everywhere Are Working for the Greater Good in the Second Half of Life

Samaritan House: The Art of Medicine

Samaritan House is the story of a free medical clinic and one social entrepreneur, "retired" physician and clinic co-founder Bill Schwartz. Together, Schwartz and his colleagues are creating a medical miracle in a small California city that offers a glimpse of how we might make the most of the aging society.

Samaritan House: Doctor examining patient. Photo credit and copyright by Alex Harris.
Samaritan House physician and patient.
Photo credit and copyright by Alex Harris.


Samaritan House
401 North Humboldt
San Mateo, CA 94401
(650) 347-3648
www.samaritanhouse.com

Innovations
Photographs by Alex Harris
Essay by Rob Gurwitt
Audio Production by Elana Hadler
Introduction by Marc Freedman

 

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Reframing the debate
Reframing the debate

Civic Ventures ideas and information fuel media coverage that counterbalances the typically negative reporting on older Americans.


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