REDLINING COVID-19 HEALTH CARE IN ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
submitted by Lisa Davis How is DispatchHealth, which promotes itself as a mobile health care unit that makes house calls, able to operate in Essex County, NJ by only serving the predominantly white communities, while excluding the predominantly Black and Brown ones? According to it's website, "for the same cost as an urgent care visit, the DispatchHealth house call team arrives at your door able to test and treat COVID-19 symptoms, flu, strep, mono…don’t worry, we treat everything an urgent care can, and more. Stay Home, Stay Safe, Let DispatchHealth Come to You." But if you live in Essex County, you can verify by going to its zipcode checker, that Dispatch Health does not service the county's predominantly Black/Brown communities, which…
