St. Agnes Medical Center adds a set new doctors to its team

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- St. Agnes Medical Center welcomed respective caller doctors to its aesculapian team. More healthcare providers mean much attraction for radical successful the Central Valley.

Action News spoke with 1 of the caller doctors connected the team.

Originally from the Philippines, Dr. Ronald Roque moved from San Jose to Fresno successful 2022 to bash his residency with St. Agnes Medical Center.

"It worked retired for me," said Dr. Roque. "My main fig 1 prime would beryllium successful the Central Valley."

It was halfway done his programme that helium wanted to telephone the Valley home.

"I already thought I had bully mentors implicit here," said Dr. Roque. "I already saw the patients and the diligent colonisation and was acquainted with the area. I got utilized to the Central Valley lifestyle."

Dr. Roque graduated from St. Agnes' residency programme successful June. He is present 1 of respective caller doctors who not lone finished their grooming astatine St. Agnes Medical Center but besides chose to enactment successful the Central Valley.

"I truly built the relationships I person here, and I enjoyed moving with the diligent population," said Dr. Roque. "Just talking to them, I've seen the meaningful enactment that I've done and I privation to proceed that work. "

A 2024 survey from the California Health Care Foundation recovered that astir 50% of radical successful the Central Valley said determination are not capable superior attraction doctors successful the region. That's wherefore Dr. Roque knew it was his ngo to stay.

"When you look astatine the fig of specialists here, the fig of clinics, adjacent the insurances here, you conscionable cognize there's overmuch request for healthcare here," said Dr. Roque.

Since graduating, Dr. Roque has been seeing patients astatine St. Agnes' Care Center successful Northwest Fresno, disconnected Herndon and Milburn. He shared with Action News not lone his passionateness for healthcare, but besides wherefore helium chose a absorption successful household medicine.

"I privation to bash the full thing," said Dr. Roque, "I privation to beryllium capable to spot kids and travel them until they get older. I'm besides a existent softie for the older population. I benignant of spot them arsenic my parents."

"I'm conscionable similar the feline that happens to beryllium a doc and I conscionable privation to beryllium capable to assistance you arsenic my patient."

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