Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 11 · column 2 of 2 · from the scan, no model involved
Physician Recruitment Your Hospital has spent much time, effort and money during the past three years in the area of physician recruitment. This is a difficult assignment since the entire country is dotted with small and medium sized communities which are desperate for physicians. The number of available physicians is' small, the market is large and the competition is fierce. Direct support in the form of income guarantees from the Hospital Board have been given only to general practitioners and pediatricians. Other specialists have come on their own responsibility. However, with the support of the community, we believe that we can compete successfully. We think that this has been proven.
One further comment on physician recruitment Clearly, general practitioners are more attracted to communities with local specialist support There are several reasons for this Fifty yean ago, a general practitioner could reasonably keep up with medical knowledge in all areas Increased medical knowledge since that time makes it impossible for one physician to know everything, hence the trend toward specialization. Also, the recently trained general practitioner is trained in an environment where specialists in every field are readily available to lend support
whenever needed. A general practitioner today will seldom locate in a community where specialists support is not available.
51.7%