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Small Town Doctor Has Charged $5 a Visit for 55 Years — and Never Taken a Day Off

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28 Dec 2010 42 views
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Small Town Doctor Has Charged $5 a Visit for 55 Years — and Never Taken a Day Off
There is a treasured hero in Rushville, Illinois: a doctor who has kept his fees the same as they were back in 1955 -- five bucks a visit -- and who has never taken a day off. Dr. Russell Dohner has been looking after his neighbors, going anywhere, at any time, to help those in need, often arriving before emergency crews.

There is a treasured hero in Rushville, Illinois: a doctor who has kept his fees the same as they were back in 1955 — five bucks a visit — and who has never taken a day off.

Dr. Russell Dohner has been looking after his neighbors, going anywhere, at any time, to help those in need, often arriving before emergency crews.

"In a mercenary world," a waiting patient told me, "this place is an oasis."  

WATCH the video below, or read the story at MSNBC…

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