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State still ranks last in supply of physicians per capita.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 23-OCT-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: State still ranks last in supply of physicians per capita.(Healthcare Mississippi)

Article Excerpt
There aren't enough doctors to go around. It has been that way for at least the past 50 years. And there are concerns the problem could get worse in the future.

"We have the lowest per capita supply of physicians in the country," said Dr. Eric Lindstrom, an ophthalmologist from Laurel who is president of Mississippi State Medical Association (MSMA). "We have two physicians per thousand people compared to three per thousand in most other areas of the country. We have a big problem with where the physicians are located, too. That has been a real concern. About half of the state's physicians are located in the four urban areas. Only about 12% live and practice in Delta. That is where the shortage is the most acute."

The Delta and other rural areas of the state have the lowest penetration of doctors. And they have some of the greatest needs. Those needs are especially acute for primary care specialists.

"Family medicine, OB-GYN, pediatric and internal medicine are the most...

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