Pennsylvania exodus

Quick View. Aug. 25, 2003.

36% fewer	general surgeons than 5 years ago	(1,000 vs. 1,600)
16% fewer	orthopedic surgeons than 5 years ago	(745 vs. 890)
16% fewer	neurosurgeons than 7 years ago	(180 vs. 215)
6% fewer	anesthesiologists than 2 years ago	(1,280 vs. 1,360)
3% fewer	obstetricians than 2 years ago	(1,225 vs. 1,265)

In 2002, there were:

The Pennsylvania Medical Society recently released statistics showing specialists are leaving the state -- one of the first to be identified by the AMA as in a medical liability insurance crisis. Also in Pennsylvania:

29 of the state's 67 counties are experiencing or approaching shortages of primary care physicians.
40 other states in 2000 had a higher percentage of physicians younger than 35. In 1989, only 11 states did.

Source: Pennsylvania Medical Society

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