- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Georgia physician workforce: county reports ... Dekalb County physician standard report.
- Title:
- Georgia physician workforce: county reports, 2008, Dekalb County physician standard report
- Creator:
- Georgia Board for Physician Workforce
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Community Health. Georgia Board for Physician Workforce
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Board for Physician Workforce
- Date of Original:
- 2009
- Subject:
- Medicine--Specialties and specialists--Georgia--DeKalb County--Statistics--Periodicals
Physicians--Georgia--DeKalb County--Statistics--Periodicals - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- official records
state government records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Dekalb County physician standard report.
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA C910 .S1 D45 2008
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc910-b-ps1-bd45-b2008-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc910-b-ps1-bd45-b2008-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
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44 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
Dekalb County Physician Standard Report
Page 1
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
1.3
1.7 1.3
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
9
1.2
Physician Need
10
Status Deficit: -1
11
Deficit: -2
10
Deficit: -1
6
Surplus: 3
12
Deficit: -3
9
Adequate 0
8
Surplus: 1
10
Deficit: -1
13
Deficit: -4
10
Deficit: -1
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 11 12 11 7 10 10 9
11
14 11
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
7.0
7.6
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
91
12.4
Physician Need
103
Status Deficit: -12
71
Surplus: 20
67
Surplus: 24
65
Surplus: 26
43
Surplus: 48
29
Surplus: 62
66
Surplus: 25
51
Surplus: 40
56
Surplus: 35
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 115 79 75 73 32 32 74
57
62
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Dekalb County Physician Standard Report
Page 2
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
3.6 2.6 4.2 3.5
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
78
10.6
Physician Need
55
Status Surplus: 23
40
Surplus: 38
37
Surplus: 41
23
Surplus: 55
22
Surplus: 56
13
Surplus: 65
21
Surplus: 57
26
Surplus: 52
19
Surplus: 59
31
Surplus: 47
26
Surplus: 52
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 61 44 41 25 15 15 24
29 21 35 29
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
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
30
4.1
Physician Need
27
Status Surplus: 3
21
Surplus: 9
19
Surplus: 11
21
Surplus: 9
18
Surplus: 12
18
Surplus: 12
19
Surplus: 11
12
Surplus: 18
10
Surplus: 20
15
Surplus: 15
23
Surplus: 7
18
Surplus: 12
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 30 23 21 23 20 20 21 13 11 17 26 20
44 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
Dekalb County Physician Standard Report
Page 3
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
2.7
12.4 6.2
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
71
9.7
Physician Need
77
Status Deficit: -6
40
Surplus: 31
38
Surplus: 33
40
Surplus: 31
49
Surplus: 22
39
Surplus: 32
20
Surplus: 51
91
Deficit: -20
45
Surplus: 26
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 86 45 43 44 43 43
22
102 51
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
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
28
3.8
Physician Need
13
Status Surplus: 15
8
Surplus: 20
7
Surplus: 21
6
Surplus: 22
7
Surplus: 21
8
Surplus: 20
4
Surplus: 24
7
Surplus: 21
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 15 9 8 7 9 9
5
7
44 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
Dekalb County Physician Standard Report
Page 4
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
9.2
16.2 22.5 23.6
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
190
25.9
Physician Need
231
Status Deficit: -41
335
Deficit: -145
313
Deficit: -123
185
Surplus: 5
123
Surplus: 67
81
Surplus: 109
68
Surplus: 122
119
Surplus: 71
165
Surplus: 25
173
Surplus: 17
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 258 374 349 206 90 90
75
133 185 193
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
3.2 1.7 1.7
1.3
3.5 2.4
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
35
4.8
Physician Need
31
Status Surplus: 4
23
Surplus: 12
23
Surplus: 12
12
Surplus: 23
12
Surplus: 23
10
Surplus: 25
26
Surplus: 9
18
Surplus: 17
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 34 25
26 14 14
11
29 20
44 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
Dekalb County Physician Standard Report
Page 5
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
1.1 2.1
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
9
1.2
Physician Need
26
Status Deficit: -17
18
Deficit: -9
18
Deficit: -9
26
Deficit: -17
17
Deficit: -8
13
Deficit: -4
12
Deficit: -3
19
Deficit: -10
9
Adequate 0
8
Surplus: 1
15
Deficit: -6
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 29 20 20 29 15 15 13 21 10
9 17
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
0.8
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
74
10.1
Physician Need
16
Status Surplus: 58
5
Surplus: 69
4
Surplus: 70
7
Surplus: 67
9
Surplus: 65
5
Surplus: 69
4
Surplus: 70
6
Surplus: 68
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 18 6 5 7 6 6 5
7
44 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
Dekalb County Physician Standard Report
Page 6
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
16.7
11.3 19.0 22.0
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
277
37.8
Physician Need
390
Status Deficit: -113
157
Surplus: 120
147
Surplus: 130
211
Surplus: 66
206
Surplus: 71
222
Surplus: 55
123
Surplus: 154
83
Surplus: 194
139
Surplus: 138
161
Surplus: 116
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 435 175 164 236 248 248
137
93 156 180
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
0.7 1.0
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
35
4.8
Physician Need
19
Status Surplus: 16
10
Surplus: 25
10
Surplus: 25
8
Surplus: 27
6
Surplus: 29
5
Surplus: 30
7
Surplus: 28
5
Surplus: 30
7
Surplus: 28
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 21 11 11 9 6 6 7
6 8
44 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
Dekalb County Physician Standard Report
Page 7
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
0.4
0.7
1.0
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
17
2.3
Physician Need
14
Status Surplus: 3
8
Surplus: 9
7
Surplus: 10
8
Surplus: 9
10
Surplus: 7
3
Surplus: 14
5
Surplus: 12
7
Surplus: 10
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 16 9 8 9
3
6
8
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
2.1 1.4 1.8 1.9
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
56
7.6
Physician Need
37
Status Surplus: 19
18
Surplus: 38
17
Surplus: 39
24
Surplus: 32
10
Surplus: 46
12
Surplus: 44
9
Surplus: 47
15
Surplus: 41
10
Surplus: 46
13
Surplus: 43
14
Surplus: 42
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 41 20 19 27 14 14 10
17 11 15 16
44 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
Dekalb County Physician Standard Report
Page 8
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
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
78
10.6
Physician Need
103
Status Deficit: -25
89
Deficit: -11
83
Deficit: -5
73
Surplus: 5
85
Deficit: -7
84
Deficit: -6
73
Surplus: 5
65
Surplus: 13
62
Surplus: 16
59
Surplus: 19
75
Surplus: 3
75
Surplus: 3
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 116 99 93 81 94 94 82 72 69 66 83 84
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
3.5 3.2 4.7 4.2
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
68
9.3
Physician Need
44
Status Surplus: 24
43
Surplus: 25
40
Surplus: 28
34
Surplus: 34
18
Surplus: 50
23
Surplus: 45
37
Surplus: 31
26
Surplus: 42
23
Surplus: 45
35
Surplus: 33
31
Surplus: 37
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 49 48 45 38 25 25 41
29 26 39 34
44 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
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Page 9
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
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
44
6.0
Physician Need
61
Status Deficit: -17
50
Deficit: -6
47
Deficit: -3
44
Adequate 0
43
Surplus: 1
31
Surplus: 13
49
Deficit: -5
22
Surplus: 22
43
Surplus: 1
31
Surplus: 13
45
Deficit: -1
40
Surplus: 4
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 68 56 52 49 34 34 55 25 48 34 50 45
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
3.2 3.4 2.4 3.0
3.0
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
23
3.1
Physician Need
25
Status Deficit: -2
23
Adequate 0
23
Adequate 0
25
Deficit: -2
18
Surplus: 5
22
Surplus: 1
22
Surplus: 1
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 28 26
26 20 20 25
25
44 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
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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
4.1
3.2
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
85
11.6
Physician Need
46
Status Surplus: 39
14
Surplus: 71
13
Surplus: 72
47
Surplus: 38
24
Surplus: 61
13
Surplus: 72
30
Surplus: 55
23
Surplus: 62
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 52 16 15 52 15 15
34
26
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
9.8
7.6 13.9 13.0
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
235
32.0
Physician Need
183
Status Surplus: 52
122
Surplus: 113
114
Surplus: 121
91
Surplus: 144
87
Surplus: 148
117
Surplus: 118
72
Surplus: 163
56
Surplus: 179
102
Surplus: 133
95
Surplus: 140
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 204 136 127 102 131 131
80
62 114 106
44 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
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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
1.1 0.3
0.4
1.1 2.3 2.2 1.2
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
16
2.2
Physician Need
18
Status Deficit: -2
8
Surplus: 8
2
Surplus: 14
3
Surplus: 13
8
Surplus: 8
17
Deficit: -1
16
Adequate 0
9
Surplus: 7
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 20
9
3
9 19 18 10
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
7.2 3.9 5.7 7.1
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
180
24.5
Physician Need
100
Status Surplus: 80
56
Surplus: 124
53
Surplus: 127
113
Surplus: 67
38
Surplus: 142
30
Surplus: 150
53
Surplus: 127
29
Surplus: 151
42
Surplus: 138
52
Surplus: 128
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 111 63 59 126 34 34
59 32 47 58
44 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
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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
1.4
1.3 1.5
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
42
5.7
Physician Need
26
Status Surplus: 16
15
Surplus: 27
14
Surplus: 28
10
Surplus: 32
10
Surplus: 32
7
Surplus: 35
10
Surplus: 32
10
Surplus: 32
10
Surplus: 32
11
Surplus: 31
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 29 16 16 11 8 8 11
11
11 12
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
8.0
9.1
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
96
13.1
Physician Need
84
Status Surplus: 12
100
Deficit: -4
101
Deficit: -5
56
Surplus: 40
62
Surplus: 34
34
Surplus: 62
56
Surplus: 40
59
Surplus: 37
67
Surplus: 29
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 93 111 112 63 39 39 63
66
75
44 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
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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
0.4
1.3 0.8
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
15
2.0
Physician Need
11
Status Surplus: 4
8
Surplus: 7
7
Surplus: 8
5
Surplus: 10
3
Surplus: 12
5
Surplus: 10
5
Surplus: 10
3
Surplus: 12
10
Surplus: 5
6
Surplus: 9
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 12 9 8 6 6 6 6
3
11 7
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
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
59
8.0
Physician Need
92
Status Deficit: -33
69
Deficit: -10
65
Deficit: -6
71
Deficit: -12
51
Surplus: 8
45
Surplus: 14
43
Surplus: 16
31
Surplus: 28
71
Deficit: -12
30
Surplus: 29
44
Surplus: 15
52
Surplus: 7
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 102 77 72 79 51 51 48 34 79 34 49 58
44 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
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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
0.8 0.1
0.5
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
10
1.4
Physician Need
11
Status Deficit: -1
6
Surplus: 4
1
Surplus: 9
4
Surplus: 6
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 12
7
4
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
2.6 1.9 2.9 2.9
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
733,746
25
3.4
Physician Need
26
Status Deficit: -1
26
Deficit: -1
24
Surplus: 1
23
Surplus: 2
24
Surplus: 1
17
Surplus: 8
21
Surplus: 4
19
Surplus: 6
14
Surplus: 11
21
Surplus: 4
21
Surplus: 4
2015 Projected
Population 819,193
Physician Need 29 29 27 25 19 19 24
21 16 23 24
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