When I first met Paul, a 51 year old with a resistant infection of the bones in his left foot, he had already been in the hospital for weeks getting antibiotics. Paul lived in low-income housing, and had spent the past year in and out of emergency rooms. His story ended well. After a 47-day hospital stay, Paul’s infection was treated, he was walking around with his foot in a boot, and my hospital ultimately paid for a flight home to North Dakota where his niece would care for him. ...