Searching for solutions as doctor shortage leads to longer wait for health care

Searching for solutions as doctor shortage leads to longer wait for health care

Sick of being sick? Tired of waiting to see a doctor? You're not alone. WTKR News 3 has covered the nation's growing physician shortage in detail in recent years. In 2024, we met Jon Woodard, a Chesapeake man who has been frustrated at long wait times to get health care."On average, just about three months to see my primary care manager," Woodard told us.Woodard, like many in neighborhoods across Hampton Roads, has struggled to land an appointme…