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Burned-Out Doctors Are Leaving the U.S. for a Remote Town in New Zealand
Last edited Fri Apr 24, 2026, 01:47 AM - Edit history (1)
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“We may not have gunshot wounds, but we have plenty of bungee-jumping accidents.” American doctors are trading the U.S. for a new life in New Zealand.
Burned-Out Doctors Are Leaving the U.S. for a Remote Town in New Zealand
Timaru has become a magnet for medical workers fed up with the American healthcare system and seeking better work-life balance.
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9:52 PM · Apr 23, 2026
@wsj.com
“We may not have gunshot wounds, but we have plenty of bungee-jumping accidents.” American doctors are trading the U.S. for a new life in New Zealand.
Burned-Out Doctors Are Leaving the U.S. for a Remote Town in New Zealand
Timaru has become a magnet for medical workers fed up with the American healthcare system and seeking better work-life balance.
on.wsj.com
9:52 PM · Apr 23, 2026
“We may not have gunshot wounds, but we have plenty of bungee-jumping accidents.†American doctors are trading the U.S. for a new life in New Zealand.
— The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) 2026-04-24T01:52:21.800009Z
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Burned-Out Doctors Are Leaving the U.S. for a Remote Town in New Zealand
Timaru has become a magnet for medical workers fed up with the American healthcare system and seeking better work-life balance
The Williams family.
By Nancy Keate | Photography by Kevin Fedde for WSJ
April 23, 2026 12:00 pm ET
Four years ago, Dr. Brandon Williams, an internal-medicine doctor at a hospital in La Jolla, Calif., reached a breaking point. An increase in patients, not enough medical staff, the threat of malpractice lawsuits, and distress about patients’ inability to pay for healthcare got so bad that he developed post-traumatic stress disorder. One of his colleagues died by suicide.
He didn’t want to stop practicing medicine—but he wanted to stop practicing medicine in the United States. He and his wife, Ellen Williams, 38, started looking in Europe for a better option. Then he got a letter from a medical recruiter in New Zealand.
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Burned-Out Doctors Are Leaving the U.S. for a Remote Town in New Zealand
Timaru has become a magnet for medical workers fed up with the American healthcare system and seeking better work-life balance
The Williams family.
By Nancy Keate | Photography by Kevin Fedde for WSJ
April 23, 2026 12:00 pm ET
Four years ago, Dr. Brandon Williams, an internal-medicine doctor at a hospital in La Jolla, Calif., reached a breaking point. An increase in patients, not enough medical staff, the threat of malpractice lawsuits, and distress about patients’ inability to pay for healthcare got so bad that he developed post-traumatic stress disorder. One of his colleagues died by suicide.
He didn’t want to stop practicing medicine—but he wanted to stop practicing medicine in the United States. He and his wife, Ellen Williams, 38, started looking in Europe for a better option. Then he got a letter from a medical recruiter in New Zealand.
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Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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