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Supervisor Arroyo presents countywide review of medical provider recruitment and retention; board receives report

2128864 · January 14, 2025
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Supervisor Arroyo presented findings from interviews with local providers and health systems on workforce shortages, housing, and retention strategies; the board voted 5-0 to receive and file the report and to promote a Jan. 27 public forum.

Supervisor Natalie Arroyo presented a review of recruitment and retention challenges affecting physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants in Humboldt County on Jan. 14; the Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to receive and file the report.

Arroyo said she pursued the review because it is “a top constituent concern” and that interviews with clinicians, CEOs and workforce partners showed a mix of statewide trends and local constraints. The presentation emphasized a national physician shortfall, retirements accelerated by technology and pandemic pressures, and local…

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