Four month wait to see endocrinologist in DE

Delaware has about 70,000 diabetics and fewer than a dozen endocrinologists. Patients who want to see one can wait as much as four months. That is, unless you have connections.

Ron DeNunzio, who has diabetes, never sensed there was a glut of doctors. He has had to use his connections as a member of he Delaware chapter of the American Diabetes Association to get seen.

“I do know some adults in Delaware who go to Baltimore because it’s hard for them to find an endocrinologist that they can see here,” said DeNunzio, who has since moved to Lancaster, Pa.

Read on for a good overview of the doctor shortage in DE and the nation in general.

Patient increase, limited medical school slots make seeing doctor tougher to do [Via Delaware News Journal]

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