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Rural Doctor Shortage
February 28, 2008 1:29 PM
Finding a good doctor isn't always easy, and if you live in rural Colorado, it can be a challenge to find a doctor at all. About a third of the counties in this state can count the number of physicians practicing in them on one hand.
In Crowley County, there's only one doctor, who's in his 70s, and he only works there a day and a half a week. KCFR Health Reporter Eric Whitney has this story on efforts to help other health care providers in these medically underserved counties pick up the slack.
Posted by Delaney Utterback on February 28, 2008 1:29 PM | Permalink
