ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — Hospital officials in Roseburg say a national shortage of doctors is making recruitment difficult. But both Mercy Medical Center and the Roseburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center are reporting some success.
The News-Review says Mercy has attracted four doctors in the past several months, while the Roseburg VA Healthcare System has hired seven physicians in the past year.
Mercy medical staff director Joan Peak says it courts doctors by recruiting community members — including school principals, real estate agents and business owners — to meet with the potential hires and point out Roseburg’s merits. But she and others say they also are honest about what small-town life can be like in the city of 20,000.
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Information from: The News-Review, http://www.nrtoday.com
