Las Vegas:DELIVERIES IN LIMBO: Women search for care

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Carolyn Faris of Las Vegas is now seven months pregnant. She had been looking for a new doctor since November until she found one after experiencing complications. Ruth Valentine, who is six months pregnant, has called more than 50 doctors and still can't find a Las Vegas physician to deliver her baby in April. Despite legislation designed to keep doctors in town, some pregnant women still are having trouble finding doctors.

Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jan. 10, 2003

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Jan-10-Fri-2003/news/20426017.html

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frightening isn't it? there WILL Have to be reforms in malpractice legislation and caps on "pain and suffering" suits, or else this problem is due to spread nationwide, in states where NO such reforms have been passed. truly sad.

In Wheeling West Virginia all the surgeons are on lol to protest their malpractice insurace prices. The patients end up suffering

It's just going to get worse, I'm afraid.

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Better be giving ER docs brush up on complicated delivery care.

Originally posted by NRSKarenRN

Better be giving ER docs brush up on complicated delivery care.

If they don't go on strike... :eek:

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