PEDIATRICS Vol. 56 No. 3 September 1975, pp. 485-486
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Are Physicians Really Needed?

Philip W. H. Eskes M.D.1

1 North Shore Medical Group, Huntington, New York 11743

Dr. Mortimer’s commentary on the letter of David Turbeville on Indian health deserves discussion, or more specifically, his statistics on the Indian Health Service. He states that as of July 1974 only 408 physicians will be available in the I.H.S. for some 523 funded positions (66% of those believed needed, 78% of those funded), and the situation will be worse after July 1, 1975.

Apparently reflecting these figures, an announcement appeared in the July issue of News and Comments asking for short-term volunteers for the I.H.S. on the Navajo reservation.