Top Down Encounter

     At the suggestion of a friend I experienced a brief visit with an administrator at HealthStreet Gainesville office. Without an opportunity to explain the nature of my visit I was told that our Supportive Person Group would not be appropriate at their establishment. HealthStreet was brought into existence at Washington University in St Louis, Mo some 20 years ago but according to the Gainesville Sun came into existence in Gainesville in 2011. One of their featured offerings is a paternity test for $350.00. While there I saw no clients and the staff was in a meeting. Healthstreet is spreading across the USA like an ameba.

"HealthStreet, a brand new community-based effort to assess the medical and social services needs of Alachua County residents as well as present opportunities for them to participate in research studies....." Gainesville Sun

As Kurt Vonnegut once said ".....and so it goes."