Report: Almost 47% of Texas counties are ‘maternity care deserts’

[martybegan]

The problem of course is time critical care - unexpected maternity issues, and of course good old heart attacks and such for general medical. Again, we had real issues with the MIL getting hospital care. A good hospital but at a certain point - everything is an emergency.

I'm sure the local doctor on clinic handles emergencies, and probably because they have to handle so many different things, are pretty proficient at it.

What's the alternative, subsidize and staff specialist clinics that have doctors mostly sitting on their thumbs until something happens?

 

[martybegan]

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I was so lucky to work for a couple of doctors who could do just about anything in their offices, until the medical industry started telling them they couldn't. They were very versatile guys. Real "country doctors".

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Once again the regulatory state tries to fix a problem that doesn't exist.

 

[evenflow1969]

Well I have hospitals close but I see a doctor about every 20 years. So don't see mu h benefit in them.

 

[Zincwarrior]

I'm sure the local doctor on clinic handles emergencies, and probably because they have to handle so many different things, are pretty proficient at it.

Assumes there is a local doctor...

What's the alternative, subsidize and staff specialist clinics that have doctors mostly sitting on their thumbs until something happens?

I don't know. I honestly don't know.

 

[martybegan]

Assumes there is a local doctor...

I don't know. I honestly don't know.

Usually there is.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

most of west texas is sparsely populated....sooooo

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Nearly half of Texas counties have problems providing adequate healthcare. I would bet they have similar problems providing healthcare in general. Many of these counties are deep deep rural - Permian Basin and East Texas.

Report: Almost 47% of Texas counties are ‘maternity care deserts’

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new report by the charity March of Dimes and healthcare insurer Amerigroup Foundation claims that 46.5% of Texas counties are “maternity care deserts” that lack …

www.kxan.com

This is all rural areas in every state and not just relegated to medical care. The population doesn't exist to support the cost of providing services.

 

[1srelluc]

Yea the daughter just came from Wisconsin. The lows were in the mid fifties. So jelly. Lava comes here to heat up.

I don't think it's going to even make it into the 80s....76 here now....Supposed to be in the mid-50s tonight.

I'll take it.

 

[jwoodie]

Nearly half of Texas counties have problems providing adequate healthcare. I would bet they have similar problems providing healthcare in general. Many of these counties are deep deep rural - Permian Basin and East Texas.

Report: Almost 47% of Texas counties are ‘maternity care deserts’

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new report by the charity March of Dimes and healthcare insurer Amerigroup Foundation claims that 46.5% of Texas counties are “maternity care deserts” that lack …

www.kxan.com

Texas has 254 counties, and the majority have less than 20,000 people. 92 have less than 10,000 people. Why do you post misleading information?