Recruiting family docs a 'challenge' in NW Ohio

CEO of the hospital cites the difficulty of attracting family practice physicians in a small community, but as the article states there is one benefit...physicians are held in high regard by the community...recently I posted an article addressing the issue...on how the status of being a physician has changed over the last few years and not always for the best..so small communities may still have some advantages for a little more prestige...BD

At the Henry County Hospital in Napoleon, hospital CEO Kim Bordenkircher described the difficulties in recruiting family-practice physicians. "In small towns, physicians are held in high regard by the community," she said. "They are considered community leaders. This is not so common in large cities.
"It is difficult," she said. "I try to be open and honest about the attractions of practicing family medicine in a small community. I try to point out the positive features of raising a family in a small community and, also, the not-so-positive features of living here."
Peter added, "Primary care physicians, both family practice and internal medicine, are becoming increasingly difficult to recruit because of the shortages, the tendency for physicians to enter subspecialties and the attraction that larger metropolitan areas have for young physicians and their families.