. >> at the height of the los angeles covid winter surge, 43 year old mario armendariz ended up in icu. >> i thought it was going to be just another flu, check in, get medicine, and get out. >> his case so severe, doctors intubated him. for weeks he was in a medically induced coma. the father of three and sole provider for his family said he faced a different fight after he was discharged. >> i couldn't walk. i couldn't eat by myself. the hard work comes when are you getting up. >> their live has been completely upended. >> dr. jason practiceso helps patients-- prasso helps patient yefer come those challenges at the. >> are you sending somebody home who needs to relearn how to walk, to dress themselves, to bathe themselves, who's on oxygen now, depression, anxiety, ptsd. >> with all the clinic, which services one of the most medically underserved communities in the nation, patients like armendariz who said he lost his employer health insurance wouldn't have access to specialty doctors, physical therapy or social workers. >> just discharging them to a standard primary care appointment i