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‘The People’s Hospital’ doctor treats Houston’s uninsured and undocumented : Shots
Paramedics at Ben Taub General Hospital speed a patient with a gunshot wound to the trauma team for further care. Ben Taub is the largest safety-net hospital in Houston. Gregory Smith/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Gregory Smith/Corbis via Getty Images Paramedics at Ben Taub General Hospital speed a patient with a gunshot wound to the trauma team for further care. Ben Taub is the largest safety-net hospital in Houston. Gregory Smith/Corbis via Getty Images As a doctor in a so-called “safety-net” hospital, Ricardo Nuila’s daily practice looks quite different from that of his colleagues who work in private or not-for-profit hospitals. That’s because safety-net hospitals treat everyone…