The health care worker shortage in New Mexico hits rural areas particularly hard. That’s especially true for finding specialty care to manage chronic disease.
About 13% of New Mexicans have been diagnosed with diabetes, which is higher than the national average of about 12%.
Associate Director of Project ECHO Matt Bouchonville said because of the lack of endocrinologists in rural areas, diabetic patients are more likely to experience major complications and even death due to the disease…