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The Street Samaritans
A diverse group of volunteers armed with bicycles, stethoscopes, and altruism established a medical miracle in the back wards of New Orleans. - Photos: Kike Arnal
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Post-Katrina volunteer medics on bicycles created a new model of community health care in New Orleans.
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New Orleans moved from tension and fear to FEMA tents, the Common Ground Clinic took over the task of providing local health care from devastated hospitals.