There aren't enough doctors in the Contra Costa County health system and the problem will only get worse next year, according to the union representing county doctors and dentists.
The Physicians' and Dentists' Organization of Contra Costa released a statement Thursday saying the high number of doctor vacancies in the county system"is negatively impacting patient care and is expected to get much worse in the next year."The union said that according to county data, 83 out of 285 employed positions are listed as vacant in Contra Costa Health Services , a 29 percent vacancy rate.
CCHS spokesperson Kim McCarl said health systems across the country are struggling to recruit and retain medical staff at all levels. She said Contra Costa County is no different. "The problem is expected to get a lot worse in 2024 when Contra Costa County will need an additional 40 primary care providers to care for 30,000 new Medi-Cal patients being added to the county's health services due to an agreement between the county and California's Department of Health Care Services," PDOCC said, in the statement.
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