Collection
Latinx Civil Rights
Contributor
Van Winkle, Victoria (Interviewer & Transcribed by); Van, Lloyd (Interviewee)
Publication Date
2022
Description
As a rural doctor, Dr. Van Winkle faces many challenges to keep his practice open and operating properly. Despite the problems that have surfaced due to COVID-19, he has managed to keep his office open every single day. His love for taking care of his patients overpowers the challenges that arise.
Biography
Dr. Lloyd P. Van Winkle is a family physician that works in a rural and underserved community. He opened his practice in 1985 in a small town 30 minutes west of San Antonio, Texas called Castroville. He has been practicing medicine and taking care of families from birth to death for 37 years.
Interview Index
0:29 Role of a Primary Care Physician
1:08 Demographic makeup of Dr. Van Winkle’s patient population
2:22 Working in a rural, underserved community
10:08 Patients as family
15:13 Job positions in Dr. Van Winkle’s office
18:17 An average workday
20:08 Impact of practicing in a rural community
23:34 COVID-19, vaccination, and wearing a mask
25:32 Managing a medical office during the COVID-19 pandemic
28:22 Patients as family continued
30:07 Staffing
35:43 Patients affected by COVID-19
42:03 Poverty and lack of medical care
45:08 Vaccine effectiveness and facts about COVID-19
52:17 Politicizing COVID-19
54:00 Staff policy regarding COVID-19
56:12 Change in rural healthcare over time
Keywords
COVID-19, family physician, healthcare, hospice care, quality health care, rural, staff, underserved community
Size or Duration
18 pages; 1 hour, 4 minutes, 22 seconds
Format
Docx; M4A
Disciplines
Chicana/o Studies | Latina/o Studies | Oral History | Public History
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Van Winkle, Victoria, "Lloyd Van Winkle" (2022). Latinx Civil Rights. 23.
https://commons.stmarytx.edu/mascroh/23
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