Volume 52, Numbers 3/4
Summer/Fall 2001

The State of Sonoma County Health Care

FEATURE ARTICLES

Editorial: Can’t You Hear That Music?

“As we move from HMOs to new models of delivery, we should welcome the sound of new music.”
By Brien Seeley, MD

Interview: SCMA President Robert Schultz, MD

“The number one problem is the lack of money in the system. Smaller hospitals have been struggling for some time, but even the largersystems are having difficulties now.”
By Steve Osborn

Where Have All the Doctors Gone?

“Given the high cost of living in Sonoma County, many doctors can no longer afford to practice here, and younger physicians can’t afford to move in.”
By Dan Lightfoot, MD

Leaving Sonoma County

“What happened to these doctors after they moved? Did they find what they were looking for? Was the grass really greener on the out-of-Sonoma-County side of the fence?”
By Mark Sloan, MD

PPO Networks: Hope for the Future

“Working in a no-risk, fee-for-service environment, PPO physicians benefit from easy access to patients, network stability and hassle-free referrals.”
By Gary Barth, MD

DEPARTMENTS

SCMA News: The Year That Was

“The biggest event of the year was the Health Care Summit held in late January at the Hilton Hotel in Santa Rosa.”
By Paul Marguglio, MD

Local Frontiers: What If You Ask and They Tell?

“This fall, Sonoma County physicians and other medical professionals will have an extraordinary opportunity to sharpen their skills and expand their knowledge of adolescent health.”
By Louis Girling Jr., MD, and Cynthia Dickinson, FNP

Medical Arts: Symbols

“After every roller-coaster ride through traffic, the intern will face unexpected injury, illness and drama. He is keenly aware of how much medicine he doesn’t know and is feeling uneasy and unprepared.”
By J. Michael Gospe, MD

Obituary