Tag Archives: Physician Supply

Medical Residents Are Increasingly Avoiding States With Abortion Restrictions

A new analysis shows that students graduating from U.S. medical schools were less likely to apply this year for residency positions in states with abortion bans and other significant abortion restrictions. Fourteen states, primarily in the Midwest and South, have banned nearly all abortions. The new analysis by the AAMC — a preliminary copy of […]
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Optum legal tactics endanger Oregonians, lawmakers say | The Lund Report

Amid a primary care shortage, a Eugene lawmaker and others want the health care giant to stop enforcing contracts that prevent doctors from providing care in the area after they quit. A global health care company’s aggressive legal tactic is endangering people in the Eugene area by fueling a critical shortage of doctors, some lawmakers […]
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Cal Poly Humboldt starts program to get more Native Americans into medical school

Cal Poly Humboldt‘s home in Arcata is near many Native American people from several different tribes. The University of California-Davis has a medical school. So the two schools are combining obvious strengths and starting a program to get indigenous students pointed toward, and through, medical school. The Huwighurruk (a Wiyot word for medicine, pronounced hee-way-gou-duck) […]
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GUEST COLUMN: Solutions exist for primary care physicians shortage

I read with interest the story “Primary Care Emergency” by Erick Bengel, the Editorial Board opinion, “Family doctor shortage has changed the health care system,” and the subsequent Guest Column by Sue Kretschmann, “Times’ editorial did disservice to nurse practitioners.” I’m grateful for the attention this critical issue is getting, and there is more that […]
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How Medical Residents Could Change Jefferson County

You’ve heard it before. Jefferson County ranks among the three least healthy counties in Oregon. The county’s low doctor to patient ratio puts a bad mark on our report card. A new residency program promises to bring doctors to the area and a lot more. Request full text (for state agency patrons only) Source: How […]
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Too Many Bodies, Too Few Forensic Pathologists

Faced with an overflow of bodies during the coronavirus pandemic, medical examiners around the country have had to add to their storage capacity. Many have brought in refrigerated trucks or other kinds of mobile units. A few have created racking systems that allow for the vertical stacking of bodies. Some, such as in Los Angeles, […]
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How Small Physician Practices are Struggling to Survive During Coronavirus Pandemic

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How to reduce the impact of coronavirus on our lives

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story via the link below, state employees can access this Washington Post story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Fresh ideas are needed for dealing with this crisis. Here’s a start. The coronavirus crisis has upended American life, and fresh ideas are needed for dealing […]
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Telemedicine demand spurs rural broadband push in Texas

The demand for telemedicine is renewing state and federal efforts to improve internet infrastructure. Texas Republicans don’t usually look to Lyndon Johnson for inspiration. But the need for improved broadband services in rural areas — to spread telemedicine, viewed as the next frontier of medicine — has caused some to look to the former president’s […]
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St. Charles Bend considers role as teaching hospital

Funding hurdles stand in the way of physician training program. With Central Oregon’s growing and aging population, the demand for health care services has never been higher. Yet, hospitals and clinics in more rural areas of the tri-county region are struggling to recruit enough primary care doctors and specialists. That’s prompted the St. Charles Health […]
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