VALDOSTA — To combat the decrease of physicians and the increase in demand, the Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County approved a new physician recruitment plan during a meeting Wednesday.
The recruitment plan includes benefits to incentivize more physicians coming to and staying in Valdosta/Lowndes County. One benefit in the plan is a guaranteed income for the first year of a new practice.
David Winkle, Hospital Authority general counsel, said physicians face an economic strain on getting a new practice going because of the uncertainty of income."Anyone in the health-care field will tell you that just because you see a […]
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