The Butte-Glenn Medical Society and California Health and Wellness launched a new program Friday with aims to bring ample opportunity for medical education to the area and grow healthcare.
Medical care has been challenging for some after the camp fire.
Action news now reporter christina vitale explains how a new program could change that.
Alonso: the community continues to grow the needs continue to grow one of those needs?
Medical care.
Alonso: following the camp fire we lost about 10 to 15 percent of our physician community that numbers about 40 physicians the butte-glenn medical society and the california health and wellness launched a new program friday.
The hope is that it will bring ample opportunity for medical education to the areaãgrowing healthcare.
David alonso is the president of the medical society.
Alonso: physicians are known to stay and practice in the community if they trained there is a high percentage that will we don't have any training programs for physicians in our community so in a way to help bring more physicians to our community we'd like to see more training programs alonso a physician needs to go through a training program called residency too before they actually go through caring for patients on their own.
But those programs require resources and funding.
Standup: alonso says local hospitals and medicals centers like the feather river tribal health center have expressed interest in collaborating with the partnership once the program establishes funds.
25-million in funding that assemblyman gallagher and senator nielsen are pushing for.
Zuniga: as a health plan we strive to collaborate with the communities we serve ramiro zuniga (zun-eega) is the vice president and medical director of california health and wellness.
He says there is a shortage of health care providers throughout the state.
Zuniga: and that is more critical in rural areas we as a health plan want to ensure that our members have the specialists to take care of their health care needs it is only through developing innovative ways like educating physicians locally that we can reach that goal.
Funding is still in the process but gallagher says he doesn't expect opposition from legislation.
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This is a long- term goal the partnership is hoping to achieve over the next 2 to 4 years.
To achieve over the next 2
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