Findings From the Field: From Arkansas, Georgia. North Carolina: Physician Recruitment and Retention (Volume 1, Number 10, February 8, 2001)

This newsletter discusses strategies of States and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) to recruit and retain rural physicians. It describes successful strategies, including close, mutually beneficial cooperation between physicians and CAHs; CAH relationships with medical schools and residencies; physician income guarantees and other financial incentives; provision of backup relief coverage for workload; and assistance with family considerations to enhance satisfaction of rural physicians' families.