March 11, 2023 —\u00a0Joy Fletcher-Chairs\u2019 office looked like\u00a0a daycare center one recent Friday. Six kids under the age of 11 were waiting to see the nurse practitioner, all in need of vaccinations.<\/p>\n

Three and a half hours and 11 total shots later, all had completed their annual well visits. Fletcher-Chairs taught their mom how to do a self-exam for breast cancer.\u00a0Four of the kids, who had missed school over required vaccines, were now cleared to return. And the youngest two were now up to date with their childhood inoculations.<\/p>\n

That day, Fletcher-Chairs’ office was the West Bank home of a 28-year-old single mom in New Orleans. The mother, who hadn\u2019t been to a doctor herself since giving birth three years prior, had no transportation to cart the kids to the doctor\u2019s office. Without that visit, she’s not sure how long it would have been before they could all see someone. When it was over, the mom asked if she could give Fletcher-Chairs a hug.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don’t know when they would have made an appointment to get there,\u201d said Fletcher-Chairs, 47. \u201cWhat doctor can take all 7? How many trips can they make back and forth?\u201d<\/p>\n

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