Greenfield Residency Expands to 6 Slots as Franklin County Faces 1 Doctor per 1,500 Residents
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Updated · Greenfield Recorder · Aug 17
Greenfield Residency Expands to 6 Slots as Franklin County Faces 1 Doctor per 1,500 Residents
1 articles · Updated · Greenfield Recorder · Aug 17
Summary
Six residents were recruited this year to the Greenfield Family Medicine Residency Program, up from four slots when John Romano and Rachel Anderson entered in 2022.
Romano and Anderson said the program helps keep doctors in western Massachusetts by training them locally; both stayed on in Franklin County and now work in Greenfield while teaching new residents.
Franklin County had about 1 primary care physician for every 1,500 residents in 2025, Anderson said, and Greenfield Family Medicine is currently the only Baystate practice accepting new primary care patients.
Rural recruitment still faces financial hurdles: 4 in 10 Franklin County residents reported trouble affording care, 29% reported unmet healthcare needs because of cost, and young doctors struggle with housing and student debt.