Doctor Dilemma
Doctors are leaving Kanawha County, but for what reasons? Is it because of skyrocketing medical malpractice insurance rates, or are there other issues? And for those who left, what is life like nowadays? Find out answers to these questions and more in this four-part series.
December 1, 2002
Rapport with patients gets hard look
Bedside manner might prevent lawsuit, some experts say
Actors trained to fake an illness test West Virginia University medical students on their bedside ma ...
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November 24, 2002
New docs staying, but leery
Medical malpractice issue worries W.Va. med students
West Virginia’s medical malpractice controversy hasn’t driven off young doctors, according to data c ...
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November 17, 2002
Putting a price on pain
State struggles to keep doctors, patients happy
On a June 2001 morning, Mack Bailey, 71, was lying in a hospital room, a bag of chemotherapy strappe ...
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November 10, 2002
Greener pastures
High malpractice insurance, poor economy discourage many doctors from working in W.Va.
CONCORD, N.C. — Dr. Joseph DeBord, 38, had planned to build a new home on an acre plot in Charleston ...
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