Will
the Last Physician in America Please Turn Off the Lights?
A Look at America's Looming Doctor Shortage
"Anyone who cares about the quality of healthcare in America
has to read this book. It will both shock and educate
you about the critical, skilled people problems that are about to descend
upon the robust healthcare scene. Everyone knows about the nursing shortage
but in a very few short years there will be a shortage of over 200,000
physicians in this country. As a consequence, waiting time swill increase
and consumer choice will be limited. It will threaten the very fabric
of American healthcare and along the way probably affect the very quality
of life we enjoy in the good old USA. This is a must read!"
--Charles Lauer
Publisher, Modern Healthcare
"This book is the best discussion that I've ever seen of America's
doctor shortage. It describes the "dirty dozen" reasons for
the looming shortage."
--Deryl Gulliford,
PhD, MHA, FAAMA, FACCA
Chief Executive Officer, Seiling Municipal Hospital, Seiling, OK
Professor, Regis University, Denver, CO
“If you are experiencing frustrations trying to recruit a
physician, read this book!”
--Richard Reece, M.D.
Editor-in-Chief, Physician Practice Options
"The new Merritt, Hawkins book is light and readable but densely
packed with information - a sobering exposition of the deepening problems
of physician shortages. It will interest health professionals as well
as patients and should be required reading for policy
makers and politicians who delivered the physician shortage that we
are now experiencing and will have to work America out of it."
--Richard Cooper, M.D.
Health Policy Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
A timely and important wake-up call for anyone
interested in health care delivery in America. The book raises serious
questions for which we need to find serious answers."
--Vicki Pascasio
President & CEO, HealthShare/Texas Hospital Association