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Evans County Physician Standard Report
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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
11,395
3
26.3
Physician Need
1
Status Surplus: 2
1
Surplus: 2
1
Surplus: 2
1
Surplus: 2
1
Surplus: 2
1
Surplus: 2
0
Surplus: 3
1
Surplus: 2
1
Surplus: 2
2015 Projected
Population 13,045
Physician Need 1 1 1 1 1 1
0
2 1
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
11,395
1
8.8
Physician Need
0
Status Surplus: 1
0
Surplus: 1
0
Surplus: 1
0
Surplus: 1
0
Surplus: 1
0
Surplus: 1
0
Surplus: 1
0
Surplus: 1
2015 Projected
Population 13,045
Physician Need 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
0
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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
11,395
4
35.1
Physician Need
4
Status Adequate 0
5
Deficit: -1
5
Deficit: -1
3
Surplus: 1
2
Surplus: 2
1
Surplus: 3
1
Surplus: 3
2
Surplus: 2
3
Surplus: 1
3
Surplus: 1
2015 Projected
Population 13,045
Physician Need 4 6 6 3 1 1
1
2 3 3
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
11,395
2
17.6
Physician Need
6
Status Deficit: -4
2
Adequate 0
2
Adequate 0
3
Deficit: -1
3
Deficit: -1
3
Deficit: -1
2
Adequate 0
1
Surplus: 1
2
Adequate 0
3
Deficit: -1
2015 Projected
Population 13,045
Physician Need 7 3 3 4 4 4
2
1 2 3
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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
11,395
2
17.6
Physician Need
2
Status Adequate 0
1
Surplus: 1
1
Surplus: 1
1
Surplus: 1
1
Surplus: 1
1
Surplus: 1
1
Surplus: 1
1
Surplus: 1
1
Surplus: 1
1
Surplus: 1
1
Surplus: 1
1
Surplus: 1
2015 Projected
Population 13,045
Physician Need 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
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
11,395
1
8.8
Physician Need
1
Status Adequate 0
1
Adequate 0
1
Adequate 0
1
Adequate 0
1
Adequate 0
1
Adequate 0
1
Adequate 0
0
Surplus: 1
1
Adequate 0
0
Surplus: 1
1
Adequate 0
1
Adequate 0
2015 Projected
Population 13,045
Physician Need 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
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