Valley senior population growth is outpacing available medical specialists, as federal cuts loom

Valley senior population growth is outpacing available medical specialists, as federal cuts loom

Reading Time: 9 minutesSenior citizens make up the fastest growing age demographic in the San Joaquin Valley. And they need more doctors.Members of the Baby Boomer generation – people born in the post-World War II era from 1946 to 1964 – are rapidly joining the ranks of senior citizens. The oldest members of the cohort reached age 65 in 2011, and the youngest Boomers will become seniors before the end of this decade. At the same time, the San Jo…