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Article: Staffing rural hospitals; Clinics, HMOs pool recruitment efforts Clinics and hospitals in rural Minnesota are getting a seemingly unlikely ally in finding doctors and other health-care professionals: health-care organizations such as Allina HealthSystem and the Mayo Clinic.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
- Article date:
- July 16, 1996
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Like a nagging backache, doctor shortages have caused chronic discomfort in rural Minnesota - for important reasons. A physician who moves, retires or dies can cause the closing of a hospital and a scramble for other sources of care, sometimes many miles away.
But large health-care organizations, which often are regarded with anxiety because of a perceived threat to local autonomy, are helping rural hospitals and clinics find the doctors. HMOs such as Allina HealthSystem, providers such as the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, and institutions such as the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation are providing recruiting services, professional support and grants ...