Critical Condition: Are primary care doctors becoming a vanishing breed in New Hampshire?

It’s getting harder for patients to find a doctor as wait times and access barriers grow amid a shortage, other challenges

By: Meera Madadevan

Outlets: Granite State News Collaborative

Published: August 21, 2025

Words: 2,507

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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About three years ago, Loren Selig, a Durham resident and mother of two college-aged daughters, went from having one family physician for her, her husband and their kids since the time their children were born to receiving medical care from nurse practitioners. The change happened after their doctor’s practice got purchased.

Kylee Rock, 23, moved to Dover from Tilton a few years ago. She is so afraid of not being able to find a local …

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