Severe specialist shortage forces Imperial Valley patients to choose between long travels or no care
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Vivian Jean StroudHelen PalominoUnnati SampatCancer Resource CenterSan Diego, California, United StatesIndiaEl Centro, California, United StatesImperial Valley, California, United StatesImperial County, California, United States
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Thu, 6 August 2026
1 report- kyma.com01:56first to reportSevere specialist shortage forces Imperial Valley patients to choose between long travels or no care
IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) — Vulnerable residents in the Imperial Valley are facing a heartbreaking choice: travel hours for life-saving medical care, or go without it. A severe medical specialist shortage is gripping the region as healthcare workers brace for a worsening deficit. With local specialists steadily leaving the area, patients are being forced to