Nevada Between: The Physician Shortage No One's Talking About

Connect with UsNevada ranks 45th in the country for physicians per capita and 48th for primary care, but the deeper problem isn't headcount, it's fragmentation. In this episode, Dr. Kevin Halow draws on conversations across five Nevada hospitals and dozens of independent practices to trace how physicians gained autonomy but lost the informal referral networks, hallway consults, and peer support that once came built into hospital-based practice.Covered in this episode:Why Nevada needs 2,300 more physicians to match the national average, and why all 17 counties carry a federal shortage designationThe residency funding gap that trains Nevada's doctors, then loses them to other statesWhy only 42% of physicians remain in physician-owned private practice, down from 60% a decade agoAdministrative burden as the leading driver of physician burnout, ahead of clinical workloadWhy 73% of physicians still feel stigma around seeking mental health supportWhat connected infrastructure looks like when informal relationships stop scalingAbout the ClinicianCore PodcastHosted by Dr. Kevin Halow, the ClinicianCore Podcast explores unified clinical communication, physician burnout reduction, HIPAA-compliant collaboration, and the real impact of AI in healthcare.New episodes are released every Monday at 1 PM EST.If you’re a healthcare leader, physician, administrator, or innovator committed to improving clinical efficiency and restoring clarity to care delivery, this podcast is for you.Follow or subscribe on your preferred platform so you never miss an episode.Learn more about ClinicianCore and our mission to strengthen clinician collaboration at:https://cliniciancore.com/Connect with Dr. Kevin Halow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-halow-md/