Did you know?

• Only 47 percent of Pontiac residents 21 to 40 were employed at the time of the last census.
  - Michigan Health & Hospital Association
  
  
• Women and Children account for 65% of the homeless population in the Pontiac area.
  - Michigan Health & Hospital Association
  
  
• Homeless people spend an average of four days longer per hospital visit than other patients.
  -The New England Journal
• In 2004, Michigan Hospitals provided unreimbursed care for government underfunding of the Medicare and Medicaid programs totaling more than $586 million.
  - Michigan Health & Hospital Association
  
  
• Nearly 12 percent of Michigan residents, or 1.1 million people, lacked health insurance in 2004. The percentage of uninsured citizens nationwide was 16 percent in 2004.
  - Michigan Health & Hospital Association
  
  
• The number of Americans without health insurance increased for the fourth consecutive year in 2004 to 45.8 million people.
  - U.S. Census Bureau
  
  
• Uninsured patients are less than half as likely to seek care as those who are insured. In many cases, those uninsured eventually seek care in the emergency department after conditions have worsened and become more costly to treat