Mass. Senate wants to address primary-care doctor shortage
- Out of medication and without a doctor — her former physician had left Hawthorn Medical Associates three months earlier — Fairhaven resident Noelle Aubin was given a 60-day prescription and sent on her way.
- If she couldn’t find a new doctor before it ran out, she says the practice told her, she could get refills at urgent care or the emergency department.
- Finding a new primary care doctor has been easier said than done.
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- Out of medication and without a doctor — her former physician had left Hawthorn Medical Associates three months earlier — Fairhaven resident Noelle Aubin was given a 60-day prescription and sent on her way.
- If she couldn’t find a new doctor before it ran out, she says the practice told her, she could get refills at urgent care or the emergency department.
- Finding a new primary care doctor has been easier said than done.
Sources: The Independent