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 Page 14 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 Page 15 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 *Standards are presented as rates per 100,000 population (1) McClendon, B., R.Polizer, E. Christain, and E. Fernandez. 1997. Downsizing the Physician Workforce. Public Health Reports. May/June 112:231-239. (2) Graduate Medical Education National Advisory Committee Summary Report. 1981. Pub. No. (HRA) 81-651. Washington: Government Printing Office. (3) American Medical Association. 1996. Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the US: 1995/1996. Chicago. (4) American Osteopathic Association. 1993. 1994 Yearbook and Directory of Osteopathic Physicians. Chicago. (5) Hart, L., E. Wagner, J. Parzada, A.Nelson, and R.Rosenblah. 1997. Physician Staffing Ratios in Staff- Model HMO's: A Cautionary Tale, Health Affairs 16, no. 1:55-70. (6) Weiner, J.P. 1994 Forecasting the Effects of Health Reform on U.S. Physician Workforce Requirement. JAMA 272, no. 3:222-230. (7) Steinwachs, D., J.P. Weiner, S. Shapiro, et al. 1986. A Comparison of the Requirements for Primary Care Physicians in with Projections Made by the Graduate Medical National Advisory Committee. New England Journal of Medicine 314:217-222. (8) Kronick, R., D.C. Goodman, J. Wennberg, and E.Wagner. 1993. The Marketplace in Health Care Reform: The Demographic Limitations of Managed Competition. New England Journal of Medicine 328:1480152. See also, related NAPS Document 04998. (9) Vansdow, N.A. The Physician Workforce: Issues for Academic Medical Centers. Forum on the Future of Academic Medicine. December 2, 1996. (10) Forte, G.J., Dionne, M., Beaulieu, M., and Salsberg, E. Profile of New York State Physicians. Rensselaer, NY: Center for Health Workforce Studies, School of Public Health, SUNY Albany. April 2001. (11) A Review of Physician-to-Population Ratios. Merritt Hawkins & Associates. GMENAC, Goodman (Dec. 11, 1996 JAMA), Hicks & Glenn (1989 Journal of Health Care Management), Solucient (2003). (12) American Medical Association. Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the US, 2010 Edition; 2010.