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Originally Posted by Ski Bum
Spouse of a soon to be retired doctor here. Likely a concern about the earlier mentioned seasonality of population. But, I think, just as important is this. Have you all thought about the time it takes to treat an older person? Funny, but just this week, me wife created a new appointment type for patients over 65 so they don't put her behind for the rest of the day. (She doesn't get paid more, it's just for scheduling). She has been practicing for almost 30 years and a lot of her original patients are at the end of the road. Time-wise, she can't take on more older patients. If she loses one, there are always more that are aging. Taking on younger patients is possible, but it's not really fair. She knows she will be gone soon.
We have thought about coming to TV and her working part time. Maybe an army of semi-retired doctors could help serve the population here. But think about it. You could never develop a relationship, even at half-time it's not likely the doctor would be available when needed. So a lot of visits are first time patients. They take forever.
I really do not like posting without offering a solution. But the best I can do is offer another perspective.
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And don't get me started about medical schools and why we have so few doctors, PAs and nurses.