Trends in anesthesiology physicians 1996-2006

TRENDS IN ANESTHESIOLOGY PHYSICIANS 1996-2006 SPECIALTY FACT SHEET SERIES SPRING 2009 (No. 2 of 12)
GEORGIA BOARD FOR PHYSICIAN WORKFORCE

SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF ANESTHESIOLOGY PHYSICIANS

Anesthesiology Physician Distribution 2006 Secondary Care Service Areas* (SCSA)

Dade Catoosa

Fannin

Towns Rabun

Murray

Union

Whitfield

White

Walker

Chattooga Gordon
Region 1

6.5

Floyd

Bartow

Gilmer

Habersham

Pickens

Lumpkin
Region

2

Stephens

6.4 Dawson

Banks Franklin

Hart

Cherokee Forsyth Hall

Jackson Madison Elbert

Below State Rate Above State Rate
GA Rate = 9.1 US Rate = 13.8

Polk
Region 3 Paulding
Haralson

Cobb

Gwinnett Dekalb

Barrow Clarke Oglethorpe

Walton Oconee

Wilkes

Physicians per 100,000 population
Lincoln

10.9 Reg4io.4n 5 Carroll

Douglas

Rockdale

Fulton Clayton

Newton

Morgan Greene Taliaferro

Columbia

McDuffie

Region 7 Coweta
Heard

Henry Fayette
Butts Spalding

Jasper

Warren Putnam
Hancock Glascock

Richmond

Reg7io.3n 4 Region 6 18.7 Troup Meriwether Pike Lamar Monroe

Baldwin Jones

Jefferson Washington

Burke

Harris

Upson

7.6 Bibb
Crawford

Wilkinson

Talbot

Twiggs

Johnson Emanuel

Jenkins

Screven

Taylor

Peach

Muscogee

Bulloch

Region 8 Marion

Houston Bleckley Laurens

Treutlen

Candler

Region 9 Region 12 Chattahoochee

Macon

7.3 Schley

Pulaski Dodge

Montgomery

Evans

4.9 7.8 Stewart Webster

Sumter

Dooly

Wilcox

Wheeler

Tatnall Toombs

Effingham Bryan Chatham

Crisp

Telfair

Liberty

Quitman

Terrell Lee

Randolph

Clay Calhoun Dougherty

Region 10

Early

Baker

8.1 Mitchell

Miller

Turner

Ben Hill

Jeff Davis Appling

Long

Worth Colquitt

Irwin

Coffee Bacon

Wayne

Tift Region 11

Pierce

Berrien 6.3

Cook

Atkinson

Ware

Brantley

McIntosh Glynn

Seminole Decatur

Grady Thomas Brooks

Lanier Lowndes

Clinch

Charlton

Camden

Echols

There was an increase in physicians becoming board certified between 1996 and 2006. o 1996: 71.6% of anesthesiology physicians were board certified compared to 73.4% of total physicians.
o 2006: 84.0% of anesthesiology physicians were board certified compared to 83.2% of total physicians.
Ten of the twelve SCSAs are below the state rate for anesthesiology physicians.
The rate for SCSA Region 7, which includes Augusta, is more than twice the state rate.
The number of anesthesiology physicians has increased by 12.1% between 1996 and 2006.
Of all the anesthesiology physicians: o 1996: 8.5% were residents o 2006: 2.7% were residents


*State Service Delivery Regions; Effective July 1, 1998, the State Legislature voted to provide regional boundaries for the purpose of consistency in planning and service delivery from State Agencies.

Of all the residents:
o 1996: 8.3% were in anesthesiology o 2006: 5.9% were in anesthesiology

MSA VERSUS NON-MSA DISTRIBUTION OF ANESTHESIOLOGY PHYSICIANS
Anesthesiology physicians have always been concentrated in Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). However, there has been a decline of anesthesiology physicians practicing in Non-Metropolitan Statistical Areas (NonMSA's). From 2004 to 2006, there was a 6.1% decrease in the percentage of anesthesiology physicians practicing in Non-MSA designated areas.
ANESTHESIOLOGY PHYSICIANS BY YEAR: GEORGIA MSA/NON-MSA

DESIGNATION MSA
NON-MSA

2004 84.3% 15.7%

2006 90.4% 9.6%

Georgia Board for Physician Workforce 1718 Peachtree St., N.W., Suite 683, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, (404) 206-5420 www.gbpw.georgia.gov Cherri Tucker, Executive Director. Colette Caldwell, Carla Graves, Kelly McNamara, and G.E. Alan Dever, M.D., Ph.D., contributors.

DEMOGRAPHICS

Anesthesiology Physicians By Gender

90

82.5% 78.3%

80

70

60

50

40

30

17.5% 21.7%

20

10

0 Male

Female

1996 2006

Anesthesiology Physicians By Race
100 87.8% 74.5%
80

60

40

20
0 White

13.9%

4.3%

6.8% 7.5% 1.1% 4.1%

Black

Asian

1996 2006

Other

Since 1996, there has been a 4.2% increase in the number of female anesthesiology physicians practicing in Georgia. Additionally, the percentage of black physicians has increased by 9.6%, while the percentage of white anesthesiology physicians has decreased by 13.3% since 1996.

Percentage of Anesthesiology Physicians

and Total Physicians Age 55 and Older

1996 and 2006

30

23.6%

26.3% 19.4%

20 15.1%

The percentage of anesthesiology physicians
age 55 and older increased by 4.3% between 1996 and 2006.

10

0 1996

2006

Anesthesiology Total Physicians

Similarly, the percentage of total practicing
physicians age 55 and older increased by 2.7% during the same time period.

TRENDS IN THE NUMBER AND RATE OF ANESTHESIOLOGY PHYSICIANS

Overall, the NUMBER of anesthesiology physicians practicing in Georgia has increased from 1996 to 2006. However, when the numbers are compared to changes in the population for the same period, Georgia has actually experienced an overall decline in the RATE of anesthesiology physicians. In 1996, Georgia had a rate of 10.2 anesthesiology physicians compared to 9.1 in 2006.

Total Number

1000

800 737 752 783

827 765

826

600

400

200

Rate per 100,000 Population

12

10.2

10

9.8 9.6 8.9 9.5 9.1

8

6

4

2

0 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006

0 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006