Becker's Healthcare August 16, 2024
Matt Mazurek, MD, assistant professor of anesthesiologist at the New Haven-based Yale School of Medicine, joined Becker’s to discuss how these shuttering services are affecting physicians
Editor’s note: Opinions expressed by Dr. Mazurek are his own.
Dr. Matt Mazurek: Physicians do not practice in a vacuum, and most physicians rely on the availability of referring to specialty services for their patients and practice. Not having access to a specialty service can seriously affect a physician’s willingness to accept a position and may influence a physician to seek a new opportunity where the services are available. In recent years, the number of rural hospitals shuttering OB-GYN services has accelerated — leaving...
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