Delivering Health

When USPS employee Randall Hoxie walks up the steps with our mail, he is grinning from ear to ear. It wasn’t always that way. When Mr. Hoxie came through our door for the first time in August, he was scared and more than a little frustrated. He had lost his job and Kaiser health coverage not long before, and with it his prescriptions for high blood pressure medication. He knew his blood pressure was dangerously high and he was worried about his health. He also needed a job, had been looking hard, and had finally found one at the Post Office. But, like many employers, the USPS requires a physical before a new employee can start work. Mr. Hoxie’s blood pressure was running over 200, and he had flunked. With inexpensive and readily available medication, we were able to get his blood pressure down within a few weeks, and Mr. Hoxie soon got back to work. Now, along with our mail delivery we get a daily reminder that our work makes a real difference in people’s lives.