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Dr. Terry Vester and her husband are the only primary care doctors in LaFayette , Alabama .
The town's median household income is much lower than the state's and country's.
Residents turn to the city fire department, staffed with full-time firefighters and emergency medics.
"There are people here that still need in-town doctors," Vester says.
OnMed, a private company, is opening high-tech telehealth booths in rural towns across the country.
OnMed patients use an automated blood pressure cuff and other devices to collect their vital signs.
The company wants to keep its services free for patients, with funding from universities, health systems, nonprofits.
Vester said it's nice to live in a small, quiet town that's relatively close to larger cities.
She said the charm of LaFayette and its residents is also a selling point.
Vester : "All they have to do is pretty much come here and spend a day and go through what we do, and I think they would enjoy it".
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