Show Duchesne citizen writes letter to doctors explaining need of resident physician here EDITOR'S In another appeal for u doctor to set up practice in compiled results of a prepared by R. of is being sent to This letter Dear Have you decided where your private practice will Please consider our community of Duchesne in Utah's The City of population of near 1000 plus the surrounding farm people and communities we call the who do much of their trading and county business should total enough people to give a good practice to a general Duchesne has a modem fully-equipped hospital no a medical center building that could be used as a clinic or offices for 2 and the a drug store with two registered registered experienced receptionists and nurses On first sight Duchesne doesn't appear to be much to entice yet it has many advantages not found Duchesne is predominately though a doctor of other faith would be just as There are several social and sports clubs in town American Legion and Mother's and card clubs as well as the church auxiliaries for youth or This area of Utah is famous for sports offering to the hunter ready targets for or mule mountain magpies or crows to test your hunting Fishing is usually excellent from high Uinta Lakes of elevation on down to the Green river with a choice of 5 species of bass and the county seat of Duchesne is an all year U. S. 40 has a good high school and grade We are two hours from Salt Lake City by car or much by plane from our city airport capable of handling The following arc results of a questionnaire sent only to residents of Duchesne on April were sent out addressed to mail is All indicated they would like very much to have a doctor permanently in Duchesne and stated they would use his There were people in the 40 families reporting with 58 under 16 years and Six reported birth of a baby during 1960 and 5 said they expected a baby during Seeking medical attention they had traveled to 30 Vernal Heber Salt Lake Provo and to an doctor in Duchesne one day every two weeks or 17 cases were for care by a specialist and 23 families had gone for general medical making traveling miles at an expense of where received had been treated locally by the doctor who was here 18 or 20 times during The people from the 40 families spent on doctor Four still owe for services a total of with one owing for two years and three owing for less than two IS said their bills were more than other years while 22 said they spent about the same or less than previously- Thirty-two families said they thought their medical expenses to be greater if there were a Doctor in Duchesne as they said they would go more often for medical attention as now they delay or try to home cure unless the trouble is really 30 families spent for hospital five didn't list any amount said their bills were paid by Insurance and five did not report any either as doctor fees or hospital yet had listed trips to doctors Four families said they were aided by county or welfare agencies in paying for their medical 28 carry medical insurance and 12 do The patients from 40 families spent each or per family for doctor fees and per family for hospital during Going on the averages there are families in Duchesne 43 in 17 20 12 18 20 49 25 Mountain 25 Arcadia other communities In the service area of Duchesne without a doctor a total of families with a average per family according to the 1960 census or people that must travel upwards of 50 miles to seek medical attention when Statistics show Salt Lake County and City has about one doctor for each Western County has people and no Ann Arbor Michigan has one doctor for each Elden R. |