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A South Texas region finally gets a children’s hospital, but many families still can’t find care

Families no longer must make the 160-mile trip to find care, but immigration status, provider shortages and transportation limitations remain obstacles.

Sonia Wood, a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, treats a patient at Carousel Pediatrics at Carousel Pediatrics on N. Lamar Blvd. in Austin, Texas on Nov. 8th, 2012.

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