Iowa's story: hospital buy-outs can save rural practices

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Hospitals in rural areas such as Iowa, are buying out physicians' private practices in order to compete with other hospitals and managed care organizations and to keep their market share in rural communities. Rural communities have a difficult time recruiting and replacing doctors, and buying practices keeps them operating and protects community-based health care. Many rural physicians sell their practices to escape feelings of professional isolation and the problems of independent practice.

Hospitals, Physicians & Surgeons, Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists), Management, Services, Iowa, Hospital administration, Medically underserved areas

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Outstanding young doctor keeps his promise to help others

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David J. Mata specializes in treating low-income Hispanic-Americans and has received numerous awards for his care of migrant workers at Salud Medical Center in Woodburn, OR. Mata was raised in a poor Hispanic neighborhood in south Texas and received a scholarship to Point Loma College. He has improved patient continuity at Salud by obtaining hospital privileges for his staff at the local hospital and has instituted a child wellness program focusing on immunizations.

Behavior, Biography, Mata, David J.

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