Wanted: Doctors in Delaware – As Physician Shortage Looms, Hospitals Across State Recruit for the Future

Bayhealth Medical Center is working to recruit at least 60 doctors to Kent and Sussex counties over the next several years to fill an anticipated need for physicians in its fast-growing health system, hospital officials said. Bayhealth, which owns and operates Kent General Hospital in Dover and Milford Memorial Hospital in Milford, is looking for internists and family practice doctors, as well as specialists in areas including orthopedics, urology and obstetrics/gynecology, officials said. Dr. Gary Siegelman, Bayhealth’s chief medical officer, said the hospital worked with a consultant last year on a needs assessment that examined population trends, demographics, the number of physicians already practicing in the area and how many are expected to retire soon. The assessment showed “a fairly significant need over the next several years” Siegelman said, as the population of Kent and Sussex counties continues to grow, driven by an influx of retirees.   

Please click on the link below to read the DelawareOnline.com article:

http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080419/BUSINESS/804190315

For more information on defending medical malpractice and nursing home matters in Florida contact Howard Citron at The Citron Law Firm, P.A. – www.citronlegal.com.

Reasons Not To Become A Doctor

No one ever said being a doctor was easy. School and training go on seemingly forever; once graduation arrives, doctors work long hours and are faced with life-and-death decisions daily. But there were rewards. For decades, doctors earned hefty paychecks, had autonomy and respect. But those benefits are fading, and as a result, so is the number of doctors. Within the next 15 years, the United States will experience a shortage of between 90,000 to 200,000 physicians, according to the recently published Will the Last Physician in America Please Turn Off the Lights: A Look at America’s Looming Doctor Shortage. The American Medical Association recognizes there are shortages in certain geographic areas and in certain specialties. Part of that is due to the aging population and a stagnant number of medical-school applicants. But there are other significant reasons. They include the increasing costs of medical malpractice coverage, higher practice costs, lower insurance reimbursement rates and insurance-company restrictions resulting in less autonomy over how patients are cared for.

Please click on the link below to read the Forbes.com article:

http://www.forbes.com/leadership/2008/05/05/physicians-training-prospects-lead-careers-cx_tw_0505doctors.html

For more information on defending medical malpractice and nursing home matters in Florida contact Howard Citron at The Citron Law Firm, P.A. – www.citronlegal.com.