Lee Health is launching a new OBGYN residency program at Cape Coral Hospital to train the next generation of women’s doctors and combat an expected physician shortage in Southwest Florida.
FOX 4’s Bella Line spoke with the Chief Physician Executive about what the new program means for healthcare in Cape Coral:
New OBGYN residency program in Cape Coral aims to bring physicians to Southwest Florida
According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the U.S. could face a shortage of up to 86,000 physicians by 2036.
“We know across the country that there is going to be a shortage in the coming years, especially in primary care, and probably in OBGYN. That’s what the trending is telling us,” said Dr. Cherrie Morris, Chief Physician Executive of the Women’s Health Institute at Lee Health…