Physician and writer, David Hilfiker MD, has spent much of his life providing health care to homeless and formerly homeless people in Washington, D.C.

Career

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A Yale educated doctor, Dr. Hilfiker, started his career at a practice in Grand Marais, Minnesota. At that time he wrote a book called Not All of us are Saints, which discusses what happens when medical professionals make mistakes.

After moving from Minnesota, David Hilfiker, helped to found Christ House, which is a 34 bed shelter for people recovering from medical procedures. He then left Christ House to found Joseph's House in 1990, a home for formerly homeless men with AIDS.

Books

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Urban Injustice: How Ghettos Happen (2003)
Healing the Wounds: A Physician Looks at His Work (1998)
Not All of Us Are Saints (1996)

References

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  1. ^ About David, retrieved 1 November 2009
  2. ^ How One Man is Making a Difference in a World of Poverty, retrieved 27 October {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ Hilfiker, David (10 April 2003), "Bringing the War Back Home: The Stealth Assault on the Poor", TomDispatch.com
  4. ^ Grant, Paul, "Cultural Capital", Urbana.org, retrieved 28 October 2009
  5. ^ Hilfiker, David, Straight Thinking about Capitalism, retrieved 29 October 2009
  6. ^ Renewing Our Hope: David Hilfiker's Gift, retrieved 29 October 2009