Watson Clinic Tackling Healthcare Staffing Crisis From Multiple Angles
Good help is hard to find, and unfortunately, that problem is perhaps more pronounced for Polk County’s medical community than anywhere else.
Earlier this year, the Florida Department of Health in Polk County released the results of its Community Health Assessment. Nearly half (42%) of all respondents stated that they were unable to get the healthcare they needed within the last year, with the Department of Health referring to Polk County as a “provider-shortage area” with fewer medical, mental and behavioral health, and dental providers than average.
Multiple Contributing Factors…