Expectant moms are spending 30 minutes to an hour driving to an OBGYN’s office due to labor and delivery closures in hospitals and medical malpractice suits against providers.
ALBANY, Ga. - Happening right now in South Georgia, expectant moms are spending 30 minutes to an hour driving to an OBGYN’s office due to labor and delivery closures in hospitals and medical malpractice suits against providers.
“Donalsonville Labor and Delivery is closing. So that’s going to have another influx of patients that had a critical care access center that they no longer have within Donalsonville, so now, those patients are going to look for other providers,” board-certified OBGYN Sheena Favors said. Glass plans to transfer to Bainbridge for her prenatal care and delivery. In fact, most of the patients from Donalsonville will do the same. Memorial Hospital & Manor in Bainbridge says they are planning to hire Donalsonville’s O.B. and some staff members to prepare for the influx of patients.
But there are things that medical centers can do when it comes to helping O.B.s avoid lawsuits and to recruiting more O.B.s.“It allows us to use both high-fidelity simulators and also test trainers to first be able to recognize that this is potentially a problem in O.B. emergency, and then also to practice some of the maneuvers that would be needed to lead to resolution,” said Brian Mann, Chief of Simulation Operations at PCOM.
When it comes to recruiting more O.B.s to this area, the solutions we’ve already explored might not be enough. That’s where other incentives and programs come in.
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