Traveling Nurses, Doctors Fill Gaps In Rural Coverage Ahead Of COVID-19

There was already a severe shortage of doctors and nurses in rural America before the COVID-19 crisis — and the growing sector of traveling nurses and doctors might be part of the solution.

There was already a shortage of medical personnel in rural America before the coronavirus. Medical staffing firms are now trying to send health workers to underserved small towns.

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Kirk Siegler