In the May 22 story, “Season of Risk,” The Austin Chronicle failed to note that when an Austin Regional Clinic doctor is unable to provide a service to a patient and refers them to another ARC doctor, a patient may quickly access that referral through the ARC’s online patient portal. Such a referral is not a refusal of service. The Chronicle regrets the error.
This article appears in June 19 • 2015.
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