With no taxis and limited public transport, town's doctors revert to home visits

Beechworth, a rural Australian town, lost its taxi service eighteen months ago—a quiet collapse with real consequences. Residents began missing medical appointments simply because they couldn't get there. According to ABC News, local doctors have responded by reviving an old practice: house calls. It's a workaround that highlights how rural healthcare depends on infrastructure most of us take for granted.

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