19 August 2012

To residents of Rushville, Illinois, Dr Russell Dohner is a real-life folk hero. The 87-year-old physician has been caring for locals for 57 years.

And his office, directly across from the town square, contains the same phones, files cabinets and examining tables it did when he moved in.

But it is the price of a visit that patients find remarkable. Dr Dohner charges just $5 for a check-up - the same rate he's charged for the past three decades.

The BBC visited Dr Dohner to meet the real face of affordable healthcare.

Produced for the BBC by Leigh Paterson and Matt Danzico

VIEW VIDEO HERE:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19289230

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inspirational stuff. firstly the man doesn't look a day over 60, amazing that he looks so healthy and is still working at 87! secondly, just shows the human aspect of medicine. it's a privilege that we get to help people every single day we go to work, just by showing up. i hope to never forget this, even though it's excruciatingly hard at times!

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p.s. does anyone know how to embed flash videos on here? can it be done?

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Admin can alllow different websites which host video currently they only have youtube embedding

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