title: Improving physician recruitment for rural hospitals.
abstract: Faced with a shortage of primary care and specialty physicians at its 23 facilities, Lifepoint Hospitals developed an aggressive recruiting and screening program to bring the right physicians to small towns--and help them stay.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fleetwood
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services; D006780:Hospitals, Rural; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000379:methods*; D011365:Professional Practice Location; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce