SHREVEPORT, La. – Louisiana is projected to be short nearly 5,000 doctors by the year 2030. Already, 60 of the state’s 64 parishes don’t have enough physicians, leaving patients with fewer options and longer wait times for care.
In many small rural towns, independent physicians are the backbone of the healthcare system, often the only local option for seeing a doctor without driving hours — if transportation is even available.
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The American Independent Medical Practice Association is a physician-led national advocacy organization representing more than 600 independent medical practices that provide quality, affordable health care for more than 25 million patients each year.
These independent practices are critical access points for health care across the country — at more than 4,200 medical office locations and over 575 independent ambulatory surgery centers in 45 states and the District of Columbia.
We advocate on behalf of more than 12,000 physicians caring for patients in the fields of Primary Care and Internal Medicine as well as the specialties of Cardiology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Hematology/Medical Oncology, Nephrology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Radiation Oncology, Urology, Urgent Care, Vascular Medicine, and Women’s Health.
Brigit Wolf
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