The Er Was Closed. The Ambulance Was Late. This Is How You Die In Rural Mississippi

Mississippi Clarion Ledger, The Clarion-Ledger
Tue, 03/12/2019 - 4:48am

Shy Shoemaker, 23, had asthma. Her death has Chickasaw County questioning why they no longer have an emergency room.

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