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A huge factor in my personal experience is the quality of care at the hospital. Many hospitals in more remote locations have poor care. Sometimes it's that doct
by giantg2 3y ago
A huge factor in my personal experience is the quality of care at the hospital. Many hospitals in more remote locations have poor care. Sometimes it's that doctors who can't get the higher paying jobs at the big hospitals go there, and the facilities have lower budgets for many things. I've had family in the medical field who have worked all over the world and have stated that a few specific hospitals serving rural areas are only slightly better than some of the 3rd world hospitals they've seen. They might be bigger or fancier, but the quality of care is poor and the rate of mistakes are high.
- dexwiz 3y agoMany times these hospitals also lack specialists. Some of my relatives will drive an extra hour to a bigger city, even though they live 10minutes from a hospital, because the doctors there don’t have the same specialities.
- supertrope 3y agoIronically physicians earn slightly more in rural areas. Cash is used to balance out the disadvantages of moving to the middle of nowhere. https://resources.nejmcareercenter.org/article/demystifying-urban-versus-rural-physician-compensation/ https://resources.nejmcareercenter.org/article/demystifying-...
- giantg2 3y agoI shouldn't have said higher paying. I should have said more sought after. The rural hospitals are paying more to attract people (where they're able to). They're more willing to lower their standards to fill positions. But they're also less likely to have some of the higher paying specialties that you'll find in the bigger cities.