The teacher's union is strong in Chicago. How's that working out?
Jasper County is losing its only birthing practice. A county of 37,000 is losing their Ob/Gyns
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The teacher's union is strong in Chicago. How's that working out?
I don't know how anyone thinks having to be driven 30 miles down the interstate is going to be a good thing for those in labor. The added cost and time when everything goes correctly will be felt amongst those that can least afford it, who knows what happens in an emergency.
A county of 37,000+ is now considered rural?
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I love the, “You didn’t read the article”, narrative.
A county of 37,000+ is losing access to birthing care.
1. Bad for the women of Jasper County.
2. Bad for an area that has never recovered from Maytag leaving. Why would young women starting their family move to Jasper County?
A county of 37,000+ is losing access to birthing care.
1. Bad for the women of Jasper County.
2. Bad for an area that has never recovered from Maytag leaving. Why would young women starting their family move to Jasper County?
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if she’s already in residency then she shouldn’t be hoping to do OBGYN, she should already know that’s what she’s doing (unless she’s doing a transition year and then matching). I would try and talk my kids out of OBGYN if that’s what they chose. I have two in college on the pre med course and they can obviously do what they want but OBGYN would be exactly last place on my list of good professions in medicine and I’ve told them that.
If you push then to ortho surgery, they can prob get some pretty sweet muck boots
We obviously need OBGYNs but the profession needs a serious overhaul in how they do things. Some places are trying. They’ll employ “laborists” who are ONGYN docs who only do inpatient OB. Similar to the idea of a hospitalist for internal medicine. It’s shift work then. They may be up all night but the next day they would be off and not in clinic or in the OR. But then the ones who do clinic work and OR work don’t get to deliver as many babies. And then you’re also still short more OBGYN docs as some become laborists.
Or better yet….,.,Kim Reynolds. It’s her face on the abortion bill, the school voucher bill, the MedicAid “privatization” reorganization, the AEA “reorganization”…….this is all driven by a vindictive tyrant with an addictive personality….and Iowans are just fine with it. I imntrntionally didn’t mention how she ramrodded Iowa’s voter reorganization that has restricted access to Iowa voting booths for no reason other than” well, it might happen”….
Even if it does happen Northern….that doesn’t make it “a good thing” does it? This newly legislated abortion bill is going to be a net negative for those states like Iowa, who adopt it. It just is not sound thinking.
Business goes where it is welcome. OB/GYN is no exception.
The hospitals serving Cherokee, Ida, Sac and Pocahontas County have all stopped labor and delivery.
I didn't say it was a good thing but there's been contributions in this thread that illustrate that other factors are at work. But the abortion cult persists in this thread.
What “other” factors are at work here, Northern? Which ones? Iowa goes prehistoric on its abortion laws (which also affect women’s health care, as being demonstrated in many other states)….the Iowa AG refuses to “clarify” the signed law saying it “speaks for itself”……and you wonder why docs are stepping back from L/D medicine, pre-birth maternity care and the specialization of OB/GYN is looking for answers…..elsewhere? Again….business goes where it is welcome. And right now, OB/GYN, and pre-birth maternity care are NOT welcomed in Iowa.
I dont think anyone said it's a good thing. I might have missed it.
You didn't read the article if you come out with your politics bullshit. There was none of that unless you wanted it there and put it in there in your own head.
The AMA is hardly a trade union, jack-off! It’s a professional union made up of physicians….and it “negotiates” better legislation for their employees….doctors. It’s not carrying signs, working picket lines and collecting dues for pensions.
Well, here's hoping my daughter will be at the forefront of some needed changes.
I don’t know any physicians that I know are AMA members. I’m sure some of them I work with are but not many. A quick search shows that only 15% of physicians are AMA members. I have never been a member and they do not represent me.
What BS? It’s less attractive to be an Ob/Gyn in Iowa for a variety of reasons. You seem incapable of accepting them.
What does US News & World Report have to say about the loss of health care providers in Iowa? Why are you incapable of admitting the loss of doctors is a bad thing for Iowans?
It really isn’t….too many folks who think they know science just confuses the discussion.
For decades. But yeah, let's blame the 6 month old law. This is why I use the term derp. Derp
You keep saying that. What are we missing? It lists multiple causes.
You are intent on ignoring the end result and the impact on women in the area.
No, multiple causes. But, like Northern you are ignoring the end result. And, it will only get worse.
Uhhhhhh, you realize that women have to go for checkups quite frequently while they are pregnant, right? My daughter in law was going twice a week for almost half of her pregnancy because she was high risk. Thankfully she was in Omaha so care was easily accessible.
The doctor who is staying is going to continue providing prenatal care in Newton. She just won’t be able to deliver babies there.
Do you think a single doctor will maintain a practice like that for long? Would a doctor in this circumstance perhaps be older and closer to retiring, or also move on now that their partner forced the issue?
The article wasn't super clear about it. It said the OBGYN would continue working with family practice patients which could mean standard gyn care but no ob.
I have no idea how long she plans to stay on account of I’m not a mind reader.
She appears to be relatively young.
https://www.newtonclinic.com/medical-staff/tara-gravenstine
In addition to that passage I read another article that specifically mentioned prenatal care.
In looking at your link it appears she is board certified in Family Medicine. Are you certain that she plans to continue in obstetrics and not transitioning to family medicine?
As I explained to Lucas, I’m not a mind reader. So I can’t promise you that Dr. Gravenstine will continue to provide obstetrics services in Newton. What I can tell you is that the Newton Clinic Administrator plans to have her continue providing those services in Newton in addition to finding nearby hospitals where she can deliver babies for her patients.
