title: Small towns need big-time tactics to find physicians.
abstract: Successful placement of new physicians in small-community hospitals involves a four-phase strategy: assessing the need, conducting the search, arranging the visit, and negotiating the agreement.
mesh_terms: D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D010560:Personnel Selection; D010820:Physicians / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D012423:Rural Health; D000078329:Workforce