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Iowa faces physician shortage amid retirements and burnout
Linn County has 491 physicians now, down from 523 in 2019, with 32 leaving practice and 23 from family medicine. Health officials in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City warn primary care shortages persist, driven by retirements, salaries, and burnout from the COVID era, while nearby hospitals plan new clinics and residency expansions to attract and retain doctors.
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Carver College of Medicine
Linn County
Iowa
Nelson
Sharp
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Timothy Quinn
Mercy Medical Center
Quinn
Towa
Iowa Medical Society
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Alison Lynch
UITHC
U.S
Association of American Medical Colleges
U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration
Dustin Arnold
Unity Point Health-St. Luke’s Hospital
Arnold
Unity Point
Mercy
Marion
Gerard Clancy
UI Carver College of Medicine
US College of Medicine
Des Moines University
Denise Lamphier
Eric Dalton
Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa
PCI
Dalton
Fadi Yacoub
Mercy Cedar Rapids