LaRavia D, Lahasky R, Pittman-Cooley L, Lewis J W, Miller S
Louisiana State University Medical Center-Shreveport Family Practice Residency, Alexandria, USA.
J La State Med Soc. 1998 May;150(5):219-25.
There is a shortage of family physicians in Louisiana. This manuscript reports on the current status of primary care in Louisiana. It compares these data with national averages and assesses current needs. Finally, it proposes necessary steps by which this shortage can be decreased. Medical schools, residency programs, and practicing physicians will need to be involved in the solution to this problem. Louisiana can have a bright future in family medicine if the recommendations in this paper are thoroughly addressed. With ever increasing costs of quality medical care, well-placed funding and emphasis on family practice appear to be the right direction.
路易斯安那州家庭医生短缺。本手稿报告了路易斯安那州初级医疗保健的现状。它将这些数据与全国平均水平进行比较，并评估当前需求。最后，它提出了减少这种短缺所需采取的必要措施。医学院校、住院医师培训项目和执业医生都需要参与到这个问题的解决中来。如果本文中的建议得到充分落实，路易斯安那州在家庭医学领域有望拥有光明的未来。随着优质医疗保健成本的不断增加，合理的资金投入和对家庭医疗的重视似乎是正确的方向。
