Rural parts of Birmingham metro in ‘dire’ need of physicians, says UAB med school dean

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If you start sniffling and sneezing, there’s a decent chance you can see a doctor this week in the Birmingham area. But if your arthritis flares up or if you’re dealing with depression, it might be months before someone can get you on their calendar.

“Data from the Robert Grant Center says we need 612 primary care physicians , and this is not the Birmingham this is for the entire state,” Agarwal said. “So, you can just imagine how that shortage of primary care doctors would overburden our healthcare systems, whether it’s our clinics, our emergency rooms, and so on… Whatever happens nationally, is so much more pronounced for our state.”

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