Sunday, October 6, 2013

DOCTOR SHORTAGE IN WAKE OF ACA IMPLEMENTATION

U.S. faces shortage of primary care doctors

"When Travis Smith was an undergraduate, he shadowed doctors at health clinics in the Central African nation of Zambia. He saw a need that couldn’t be met.

People lined up for days, waiting to be seen. Mothers held crying babies. Nurses quickly recorded vital signs and asked about symptoms. Sometimes antibiotics were available. Most times, nurses could only console families and urge them to drink clean water, find clean sources of food, and wait."

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