There are a handful of things most of us expect to be complicated in Lubbock. Crossing the highway in the middle of a haboob. Deciding where to eat with 10 million great options. Making a root canal appointment and being told the next available opening isn’t until the new year…<\/p>\n
But finding an OB-GYN? That should be an easy one.<\/p>\n
And yet, here we are.<\/p>\n
So, What’s Going On?<\/p>\n
A recent dispute between University Medical Center and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has put Lubbock’s OB-GYN services (or lack thereof) in the spotlight. Two OB-GYNs, Dr. Amber Coon and Dr. Amy Richards, recently resigned from their positions with UMC Physicians.<\/p>\n
According to KCBD, Texas Tech says UMC’s physician hiring arrangement violated existing agreements as well as state law.<\/a> UMC, on the other hand, disputes those claims and says the situation affects its ability to replace departing physicians.<\/p>\n Sounds like a pretty complicated legal and institutional argument to me.<\/p>\n Patients don’t exactly care who wins.<\/p>\n They care whether or not they can get an appointment.<\/p>\n Read More: Texas Tech Physicians Clarify Maternity Provider Claims<\/a><\/p>\n We Need This Problem Fixed…Fast<\/p>\n