Fighting the Doctor Shortage in Rural Georgia [georgiahealthnews.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 12/4/194:00 AM

By Andy Miller, Georgia Health News, December 2, 2019

Scott Bohlke is the only doctor practicing in Brooklet, a tiny town in southeastern Georgia.

He has been working there for 21 years. “I didn’t do it for the money. I did it for the [community] need. I think the patients appreciate it,’’ he says.

He has lived the challenges that accompany medical care in rural areas. Many of his patients have no insurance, many live in poverty, and there’s a high level of chronic disease, including diabetes and hypertension.

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