JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Sobering numbers have come out of the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce. Amidst Mississippi's ongoing healthcare crisis, the state is also facing a shortage of OB-GYNs. According to the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce, there are only five OB-GYN specialists per 10,000 child bearing women in Mississippi. Some counties in the [.]
More than half of Mississippi counties are considered maternity care deserts, or have no hospitals providing obstetric care, no OB-GYNs and no certified nurse midwives.
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Sobering numbers have come out of the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce. Amidst Mississippi’s ongoing healthcare crisis, the state is also facing a shortage of OB-GYNs. According to the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce, there are only five OB-GYN specialists per 10,000 child bearing women in Mississippi. Some counties in the […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader
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We’ve all heard about the strains on healthcare since the pandemic. But the state is looking at ways to fill in some of the ongoing gaps in that workforce.