U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin's rural health clinic in Bayou La Batre has been damaged repeatedly by hurricanes and, in the mid-2000s, by a severe fire. Benjamin has often run her practice from a double-wide trailer during rebuilding.
Regina Benjamin
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