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Why Puerto Rico's failing health care system is driving health professionals to leave the island

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Paul Velez is the president and CEO of Borinquen Medical Centers in Miami-Dade County. He says Puerto Rico is losing doctors, nurses and other health professionals to the U.S. island territory. Velez said the departure of so many Puerto Ricans has left behind a considerably older population on the island.

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Why Puerto Rico's failing health care system is driving health professionals to leave the island

Borinquen Medical Centers President and CEO Paul Velez said following Hurricane Maria in 2017 there was inadequate federal government funding to rebuild and restore facilities like community health centers and hospitals.

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wlrn.org broke the news in on Monday, December 4, 2023.
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