How Arizona's One-Doctor Towns Are Navigating The Pandemic

By Steve Goldstein
Published: Friday, April 2, 2021 - 11:23am
Updated: Sunday, April 4, 2021 - 11:50am

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Michael Druschel
Mirelle Inglefield
Dr. Michael Druschel is the only physician serving Seligman, Arizona.

Arizona has been dealing with a shortage of physicians and other medical professionals for years. And that problem is even more dramatic in rural areas of the state, leaving certain places to rely — in some cases — on one doctor.

Keridwen Cornelius wrote about that in the Top Docs issue of Phoenix Magazine. The Show spoke with her about how the idea began and what she learned.

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