Delta already needs doctors
by Laura Smith
Published: April 18,2010
Tags: ccess-to-care problem, Delta, Delta Health Alliance, healthcare, Karen Fox
The national physician-to-patient ratio average is four to 10,000. In the Mississippi Delta, it’s one per 10,000. “We have a huge access-to-care problem,” said Karen Fox, president and CEO of the Delta Health Alliance (DHA), an organization created to address critical healthcare and wellness gaps in the Mississippi Delta. Fox said the alliance is [...]
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