Georgia Physician Workforce AHEC reports - 2008: Blue Ridge AHEC physician standard report

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Collection:: Georgia Government Publications
Serial:: Georgia physician workforce: AHEC reports ... Blue Ridge AHEC physician standard report, included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Dade, Dawson, Douglas, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield.
Title:: Georgia Physician Workforce AHEC reports - 2008: Blue Ridge AHEC physician standard report
Creator:: Georgia. Dept. of Community Health. Georgia Board for Physician Workforce
Contributor to Resource:: Georgia. Dept. of Community Health. Georgia Board for Physician Workforce
Publisher:: Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Dept. of Community Health. Georgia Board for Physician Workforce
Date of Original:: 2010
Subject:: Medicine--Specialties and specialists--Georgia--Statistics--Periodicals.
Physicians--Georgia--Statistics--Periodicals.
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Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008

Page 1

Blue Ridge AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Dade, Dawson, Douglas, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield

Physician Specialty Allergy & Immunology
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
1.4 1.5 1.4 0.8 1.7 1.2 1.1

Population 1,902,253 Physician Need 27 29 27 15 32 23 21

2008 Actual
Physicians 18
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit:
Surplus: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit:

/100k 0.9
-9 -11 -9
3 -14 -5 -3

1.3

25

Deficit: -7

1.7

33

1.3

25

Deficit: -15 Deficit: -7

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
31 33 31 18 37 26 24
28
38 28

Physician Specialty Anesthesiology
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
14.0 9.7 9.1 8.9 5.9 3.9 9.0

Population 1,902,253 Physician Need 266 185 173 169 112 74 171

2008 Actual
Physicians 131

/100k 6.9

Status Deficit: -135 Deficit: -54 Deficit: -42 Deficit: -38
Surplus: 19 Surplus: 57
Deficit: -40

7.0

133

Deficit: -2

7.6

145

Deficit: -14

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
307 213 199 195 129
85 197
153
167

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008

Page 2

Blue Ridge AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Dade, Dawson, Douglas, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield

Physician Specialty Cardiovascular Diseases
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
7.5 5.4 5.0 3.1 3.0 1.8 2.9

Population 1,902,253 Physician Need 143 103 95 59 57 34 55

2008 Actual
Physicians 97
Status Deficit: Deficit:
Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus:

/100k 5.1
-46 -6 2 38 40 63 42

3.6

68

2.6

49

4.2

80

3.5

67

Surplus: 29 Surplus: 48 Surplus: 17 Surplus: 30

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
164 118 110
68 66 39 64
79 57 92 77

Physician Specialty Dermatology
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
3.7 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.6 1.6 1.4 2.1 3.1 2.4

Population 1,902,253 Physician Need 70 53 49 53 48 46 49 30 27 40 60 46

2008 Actual
Physicians 45
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit:
Surplus: Surplus: Surplus:
Deficit: Deficit:

/100k 2.4
-25 -8 -4 -8 -3 -1 -4 15 18 5 -15 -1

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
81 61 57 61 55 53 57 35 31 46 69 53

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008

Page 3

Blue Ridge AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Dade, Dawson, Douglas, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield

Physician Specialty Emergency Medicine
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
10.5 5.5 5.2 5.4 6.7 5.3

Population 1,902,253 Physician Need 200 105 99 103 127 101

2008 Actual
Physicians 129
Status Deficit:
Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus:

/100k 6.8
-71 24 30 26 2 28

2.7

51

12.4

236

6.2

118

Surplus: 78
Deficit: -107 Surplus: 11

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
230 121 114 118 147 116
59
272 136

Physician Specialty

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

National Physician Standards*

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.

AMA

1.8

Two Mature HMO

1.1

Adjusted FTE

1.0

GMENAC

0.8

Kaiser Portland

0.9

7 Kaiser Plans

1.1

GHC Seattle

Three HMOs

0.6

Goodman

Hicks & Glenn

Solucient

Average Requirement

0.9

Population 1,902,253 Physician Need 34 21 19 15 17 21

2008 Actual
Physicians 14
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit:

/100k 0.7
-20 -7 -5 -1 -3 -7

11

Surplus: 3

17

Deficit: -3

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
39 24 22 18 20 24
13
20

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008

Page 4

Blue Ridge AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Dade, Dawson, Douglas, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield

Physician Specialty Family Practice
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
31.5 45.6 42.6 25.2 16.7 11.0

Population 1,902,253 Physician Need 599 867 810 479 318 209

2008 Actual
Physicians 519

/100k 27.3

Status Deficit: -80 Deficit: -348 Deficit: -291
Surplus: 40 Surplus: 201 Surplus: 310

9.2

175

Surplus: 344

16.2

308

22.5

429

23.6

449

Surplus: 211 Surplus: 90 Surplus: 70

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
690 999 934 552 366 241
202
355 494 517

Physician Specialty Gastroenterology
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
4.2
3.1

Population 1,902,253
Physician Need 80 59

2008 Actual
Physicians 49
Status Deficit: Deficit:

/100k 2.6
-31 -10

3.2

61

1.7

32

1.7

32

Deficit: -12 Surplus: 17 Surplus: 17

1.3

25

3.5

67

2.4

46

Surplus: 24
Deficit: -18 Surplus: 3

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
92 68
70 37 37
28
77 53

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008

Page 5

Blue Ridge AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Dade, Dawson, Douglas, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield

Physician Specialty Hematology/Oncology
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
3.5 2.5 2.4 3.6 2.3 1.8 1.6 2.6 1.2

Population 1,902,253 Physician Need 67 48 46 68 44 34 30 49 23

2008 Actual
Physicians 2
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit:

/100k 0.1
-65 -46 -44 -66 -42 -32 -28 -47 -21

1.1

21

2.1

40

Deficit: -19 Deficit: -38

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
77 55 53 79 50 39 35 57 26
24 46

Physician Specialty Infectious Disease
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
2.2 0.7 0.6 0.9 1.2 0.7 0.6

Population 1,902,253 Physician Need 42 13 11 17 23 13 11

2008 Actual
Physicians 20
Status Deficit:
Surplus: Surplus: Surplus:
Deficit: Surplus: Surplus:

/100k 1.1
-22 7 9 3 -3 7 9

0.8

15

Surplus: 5

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
48 15 13 20 26 15 13
18

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008

Page 6

Blue Ridge AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Dade, Dawson, Douglas, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield

Physician Specialty Internal Medicine
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
53.1 21.4 20.0 28.8 28.1 30.3

Population 1,902,253 Physician Need 1,010 407 380 548 535 576

2008 Actual
Physicians 371

/100k 19.5

Status Deficit: -639 Deficit: -36 Deficit: -9 Deficit: -177 Deficit: -164 Deficit: -205

16.7

318

Surplus: 53

11.3

215

19.0

362

22.0

418

Surplus: 156 Surplus: 9
Deficit: -47

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need 1,164
469 438 631 616 664
366
248 417 482

Physician Specialty Nephrology
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
2.6 1.4 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.9

Population 1,902,253 Physician Need 49 27 25 21 15 13 17

2008 Actual
Physicians 33
Status Deficit:
Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus:

/100k 1.7
-16 6 8 12 18 20 16

0.7

14

1.0

19

Surplus: 19 Surplus: 14

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
57 31 28 24 18 15 20
16 22

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008

Page 7

Blue Ridge AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Dade, Dawson, Douglas, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield

Physician Specialty Neurological Surgery
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
1.9 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.4

Population 1,902,253
Physician Need 36 21 19 21 27

2008 Actual
Physicians 13
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit:

/100k 0.7
-23 -8 -6 -8 -14

0.4

8

Surplus: 5

0.7

13

Adequate 0

1.0

19

Deficit: -6

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
42 24 22 24 31
9
15
22

Physician Specialty Neurology
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
5.0 2.4 2.3 3.3 1.3 1.7 1.2

Population 1,902,253 Physician Need 95 46 44 63 25 32 23

2008 Actual
Physicians 37
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit:
Surplus: Surplus: Surplus:

/100k 1.9
-58 -9 -7 -26 12 5 14

2.1

40

1.4

27

1.8

34

1.9

36

Deficit: -3 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 3 Surplus: 1

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
110 53 50 72 28 37 26
46 31 39 42

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008

Page 8

Blue Ridge AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Dade, Dawson, Douglas, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield

Physician Specialty OB/GYN
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
14.1 12.1 11.3 9.9 11.6 11.5 10.0 8.8 8.4 8.0 10.2 10.2

Population 1,902,253 Physician Need 268 230 215 188 221 219 190 167 160 152 193 194

2008 Actual
Physicians 157

/100k 8.3

Status Deficit: -111 Deficit: -73 Deficit: -58 Deficit: -31 Deficit: -64 Deficit: -62 Deficit: -33 Deficit: -10 Deficit: -3
Surplus: 5 Deficit: -36 Deficit: -37

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
309 265 248 217 254 252 219 193 184 175 223 224

Physician Specialty Opthalmology
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
6.0 5.9 5.5 4.6 2.4 3.1 5.0

Population 1,902,253 Physician Need 114 112 105 88 46 59 95

2008 Actual
Physicians 64
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit:
Surplus: Surplus:
Deficit:

/100k 3.4
-50 -48 -41 -24 18
5 -31

3.5

67

3.2

61

4.7

90

4.2

80

Deficit: -3 Surplus: 3
Deficit: -26 Deficit: -16

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
132 129 121 101
53 68 110
77 70 103 92

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008

Page 9

Blue Ridge AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Dade, Dawson, Douglas, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield

Physician Specialty Orthopedic Surgery
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
8.3 6.8 6.4 6.0 5.9 4.2 6.7 3.0 5.9 4.2 6.1 5.5

Population 1,902,253 Physician Need 158 129 122 114 112 80 127 57 112 80 116 105

2008 Actual
Physicians 114
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit:
Adequate Surplus: Surplus: Deficit: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Deficit: Surplus:

/100k 6.0
-44 -15 -8
0 2 34 -13 57 2 34 -2 9

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
182 149 140 132 129
92 147
66 129
92 134 121

Physician Specialty Otolaryngology
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
3.4
3.2

Population 1,902,253
Physician Need 65 61

2008 Actual
Physicians 52
Status Deficit: Deficit:

/100k 2.7
-13 -9

3.2

61

3.4

65

2.4

46

3.0

57

Deficit: -9 Deficit: -13 Surplus: 6 Deficit: -5

3.0

57

Deficit: -5

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
75 70
70 75 53 66
66

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008

Page 10

Blue Ridge AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Dade, Dawson, Douglas, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield

Physician Specialty Pathology
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
6.3 1.9 1.8 6.4 3.3 1.8

Population 1,902,253 Physician Need 120 36 34 122 63 34

2008 Actual
Physicians 42
Status Deficit:
Surplus: Surplus:
Deficit: Deficit: Surplus:

/100k 2.2
-78 6 8
-80 -21
8

4.1

78

Deficit: -36

3.2

61

Deficit: -19

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
138 42 39
140 72 39
90
70

Physician Specialty Pediatrics
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
24.9 16.6 15.5 12.4 11.9 16.0

Population 1,902,253 Physician Need 474 316 295 236 226 304

2008 Actual
Physicians 253

/100k 13.3

Status Deficit: -221 Deficit: -63 Deficit: -42
Surplus: 17 Surplus: 27
Deficit: -51

9.8

186

Surplus: 67

7.6

145

13.9

264

13.0

247

Surplus: 108 Deficit: -11
Surplus: 6

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
546 364 340 272 261 351
215
167 305 285

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008

Page 11

Blue Ridge AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Dade, Dawson, Douglas, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield

Physician Specialty Plastic Surgery
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
2.4

Population
1,902,253
Physician Need 46

2008 Actual
Physicians 33
Status Deficit:

/100k 1.7
-13

1.1

21

0.3

6

0.4

8

1.1

21

2.3

44

2.2

42

1.2

23

Surplus: 12 Surplus: 27
Surplus: 25
Surplus: 12 Deficit: -11 Deficit: -9
Surplus: 10

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
53
24 7
9
24 50 49 26

Physician Specialty Psychiatry
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
13.6 7.7 7.2 15.4 5.2 4.1

Population 1,902,253 Physician Need 259 146 137 293 99 78

2008 Actual
Physicians 137

/100k 7.2

Status Deficit: -122 Deficit: -9
Adequate 0 Deficit: -156
Surplus: 38 Surplus: 59

7.2

137

3.9

74

5.7

109

7.1

135

Adequate 0 Surplus: 63 Surplus: 28 Surplus: 2

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
298 169 158 338 114
90
158 85
126 156

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008

Page 12

Blue Ridge AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Dade, Dawson, Douglas, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield

Physician Specialty Pulmonary Diseases
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
3.5 2.0 1.9 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.4

Population 1,902,253 Physician Need 67 38 36 27 27 19 27

2008 Actual
Physicians 47
Status Deficit:
Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus:

/100k 2.5
-20 9 11 20 20 28 20

1.4

27

Surplus: 20

1.3

25

1.5

29

Surplus: 22 Surplus: 18

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
77 44 42 31 31 22 31
31
28 33

Physician Specialty Radiology
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
11.4 13.6 13.7 7.7 8.5 4.7 7.7

Population 1,902,253 Physician Need 217 259 261 146 162 89 146

2008 Actual
Physicians 109

/100k 5.7

Status Deficit: -108 Deficit: -150 Deficit: -152 Deficit: -37 Deficit: -53
Surplus: 20 Deficit: -37

8.0

152

Deficit: -43

9.1

173

Deficit: -64

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
250 298 300 169 186 103 169
175
199

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008

Page 13

Blue Ridge AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Dade, Dawson, Douglas, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield

Physician Specialty Rheumatology
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
1.5 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.7

Population 1,902,253 Physician Need 29 21 19 13 8 13 13

2008 Actual
Physicians 8
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit:
Adequate Deficit: Deficit:

/100k 0.4
-21 -13 -11 -5
0 -5 -5

0.4

8

Adequate 0

1.3

25

0.8

15

Deficit: -17 Deficit: -7

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
33 24 22 15 9 15 15
9
29 18

Physician Specialty General Surgery
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
12.5 9.4 8.8 9.7 7.0 6.2 5.9 4.2 9.7 4.1 6.0 7.1

Population 1,902,253 Physician Need 238 179 167 185 133 118 112 80 185 78 114 135

2008 Actual
Physicians 97

/100k 5.1

Status Deficit: -141 Deficit: -82 Deficit: -70 Deficit: -88 Deficit: -36 Deficit: -21 Deficit: -15
Surplus: 17 Deficit: -88
Surplus: 19 Deficit: -17 Deficit: -38

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
274 206 193 213 153 136 129
92 213
90 132 156

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008

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Blue Ridge AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Dade, Dawson, Douglas, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield

Physician Specialty Thoracic Surgery
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
1.5

Population
1,902,253
Physician Need 29

2008 Actual
Physicians 11
Status Deficit:

/100k 0.6
-18

0.8

15

0.1

2

Deficit: -4 Surplus: 9

0.5

10

Surplus: 1

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
33
18 2
11

Physician Specialty Urology
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
3.5 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.3 2.3 2.9

Population 1,902,253 Physician Need 67 67 63 59 63 44 55

2008 Actual
Physicians 44
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit:
Adequate Deficit:

/100k 2.3
-23 -23 -19 -15 -19
0 -11

2.6

49

1.9

36

2.9

54

2.9

55

Deficit: -5 Surplus: 8
Deficit: -10 Deficit: -11

2015 Projected
Population 2,191,708 Physician Need
77 77 72 68 72 50 64
57 42 63 64

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008

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Blue Ridge AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Dade, Dawson, Douglas, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield

Report created by Georgia Board for Physician Workforce, State of Georgia
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