Doctor Shortage

Physicians, hospitals and Idaho’s top medical associations are sounding the alarm on the state’s OBGYN crisis, saying the state’s strict abortion bans are causing confusion among healthcare professionals and leading to staff shortages.

A new study reports Idaho has lost 22% of its OBGYNs since Roe v. Wade was repealed in 2022 – that's more than 1 in 5.

In 2018, Idaho started a platform for health care workers to support and educate one another. Project ECHO works to share knowledge through weekly video…

Three years ago, the state of Idaho faced a severe physician shortage placing them 49th in the nation for primary care doctors per capita. In response,…

Health disparities experienced between urban and rural communities are a result of many different factors, one of these being access to physicians. In an…

Idaho ranks 49th in the country when it comes to the ratio of active physicians per 100,000 patients. And provider shortages are felt -- perhaps most…

Idaho Falls will soon be home to its first internal medicine residents in an attempt to retain more doctors in the Gem State.This week, Idaho College of…

If you’re looking for a new primary care doctor in states like Idaho or Wyoming, good luck. Our region has some of the worst doctor shortages of all U.S.…

Idaho lawmakers are considering a proposal to make more room for Idaho students in a University of Washington med school program. Idaho doesn’t have its…

The practice of doctors treating patients over the phone, online or by videoconferencing is a growing subset of the health care system.The Idaho…