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Physicians, 2002
Aside from the distinct cluster of physicians around Rochester (165
full time equivalents [FTEs] in Olmsted and 163 FTEs in Dodge), physicians
are concentrated in counties with large hospitals—but not necessarily
large cities. The Twin Cities and Duluth rank high as well as Blue Earth
(Mankato), Stearns (St. Cloud), Kandiyohi (Willmar) and Pennington County
(Thief River Falls). On the other hand, a shortage of physicians is also
apparent. Some are explainable: the very lowest numbers appear in counties
that are adjacent to a county with a large facility, such as Sherburne
and Benton County (St. Cloud), Filllmore County (Rochester), Houston County
(La Crosse), and Clay County (Fargo). However, moving farther west and
north there is a distinct drop-off in physicians in many rural counties.
Most counties in western Minnesota reported physician FTEs well below
the state average of 22.5.
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Source: Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Rural
Health and Primary Care, 2002 Survey of Physicians |
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