Dr. Karen Kinsell, the owner of Clay County Medical Center, understands the correlation between housing and health care. For more than 13 years, she was the only medical doctor in Clay County. Over the years, with limited resources, she has remained committed to providing vital health care services to residents of Clay County.
Her story was the focus of the Peabody Award-winning documentary “The Only Doctor.” Ahead of the film’s debut on WABE last year, Kinsell, the film’s director, Matthew Hashiguchi, were featured guests on “Closer Look.”
On Monday, Kinsell returned to the program. She talked with program host Rose Scott about the current state of public health in Clay County. Dr. Kinsell also reflected on how things have changed since she’s no longer the only doctor in the county, as well as her new efforts to transform dilapidated houses into affordable housing.
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