Families across the country are struggling to access high-quality care for their children, particularly in rural communities. The pediatric workforce is facing severe shortages of healthcare providers, according to the Children’s Hospital Association (CHA). For example, 72% of U.S. counties do not have a practicing child and adolescent psychiatrist, and children face waits as long as 20 weeks for pediatric subspecialty care, the CHA found. For families in rural communities, pediatric care has reached a crisis point, according to Patricia Hayes, MD, CMO of Imagine Pediatrics.
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Source: https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/cmo/how-imagine-pediatrics-addressing-broken-care-model