In an effort to curb the chronic lack of health care in rural areas like Humboldt County, the state Assemblyman Jim Wood-led Health Committee passed a bill that would give small-town hospitals more freedom to hire doctors. The bill is a response to the difficulties rural areas have attracting and retaining medical providers (as the […]
Doctor Shortage
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‘Full Spectrum’: One Way to Attract Doctors to the North Coast
It’s no secret Humboldt County has a doctor shortage. The lack of both primary care physicians and specialists has a variety of causes, and a host of impacts on the community. And efforts to recruit and retain doctors are met with mixed results; the shortage continues, but once in a while, you get a success […]