10-05-2008, 10:07 AM
The Big Island will soon lose three orthopedic surgeons, leaving the island with only one full-time and one part-time bone surgeon, and none in West Hawaii.
Doctor Doug Hiller is president-elect of the Hawaii Medical Association. He's among the doctors who are leaving for various reasons, including low insurance reimbursements.
The other doctors are John Bellatti and Vivian Chang. The three are all scheduled to be gone by the end of January.
This will force more patients to travel to Honolulu, or more doctors will have to make more trips to the Big Island.
Hiller and Bellatti say the rising cost of malpractice insurance, low reimbursements and huge workloads are the main reasons for their leaving. Chang is leaving for a fellowship.
http://www.kpua.net/news.php?id=16027
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Doctor Doug Hiller is president-elect of the Hawaii Medical Association. He's among the doctors who are leaving for various reasons, including low insurance reimbursements.
The other doctors are John Bellatti and Vivian Chang. The three are all scheduled to be gone by the end of January.
This will force more patients to travel to Honolulu, or more doctors will have to make more trips to the Big Island.
Hiller and Bellatti say the rising cost of malpractice insurance, low reimbursements and huge workloads are the main reasons for their leaving. Chang is leaving for a fellowship.
http://www.kpua.net/news.php?id=16027
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General Election Unofficial Poll