By Rachel Baldauf rachelbaldauf@borderbelt.org  Rural hospitals across the country often struggle to recruit doctors. Recruiting surgeons is even tougher.  In southeastern North Carolina, the hospitals in Scotland and Robeson counties are investing in surgical programs that health care experts say are vital to the survival of rural hospitals.  Scotland Health in Laurinburg built new operating rooms and renovated the hospital’s surgical services department as part …Read more Continue reading Rural North Carolina hospitals say recruiting surgeons is key to long-term success