- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Georgia physician workforce: county reports ... Fulton County physician standard report.
- Title:
- Georgia physician workforce: county reports 2008, Fulton 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--Fulton County--Statistics--Periodicals
Physicians--Georgia--Fulton County--Statistics--Periodicals - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
official reports - Type:
- Text
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- Description:
- Physician standard report.
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA C910 .S1 F82 2008
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- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc910-b-ps1-bf82-b2008-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc910-b-ps1-bf82-b2008-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
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60 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
Fulton 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
990,790
18
1.8
Physician Need
14
Status Surplus: 4
15
Surplus: 3
14
Surplus: 4
8
Surplus: 10
17
Surplus: 1
12
Surplus: 6
11
Surplus: 7
13
Surplus: 5
17
Surplus: 1
13
Surplus: 5
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
16 17 16 9 13 13 12
14
19 14
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
990,790
208
21.0
Physician Need
139
Status Surplus: 69
96
Surplus: 112
90
Surplus: 118
88
Surplus: 120
58
Surplus: 150
39
Surplus: 169
89
Surplus: 119
69
Surplus: 139
75
Surplus: 133
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
156 108 101
99 43 43 100
78
85
60 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
Fulton 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
990,790
144
14.5
Physician Need
74
Status Surplus: 70
54
Surplus: 90
50
Surplus: 94
31
Surplus: 113
30
Surplus: 114
18
Surplus: 126
29
Surplus: 115
36
Surplus: 108
26
Surplus: 118
42
Surplus: 102
35
Surplus: 109
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
84 60 56 35 20 20 32
40 29 47 39
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
990,790
69
7.0
Physician Need
37
Status Surplus: 32
28
Surplus: 41
26
Surplus: 43
28
Surplus: 41
25
Surplus: 44
24
Surplus: 45
26
Surplus: 43
16
Surplus: 53
14
Surplus: 55
21
Surplus: 48
31
Surplus: 38
24
Surplus: 45
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
41 31 29 31 27 27 29 18 16 23 35 27
60 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
Fulton 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
990,790
178
18.0
Physician Need
104
Status Surplus: 74
54
Surplus: 124
52
Surplus: 126
54
Surplus: 124
66
Surplus: 112
53
Surplus: 125
27
Surplus: 151
123
Surplus: 55
61
Surplus: 117
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
117 61 58 60 59 59
30
138 69
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
990,790
34
3.4
Physician Need
18
Status Surplus: 16
11
Surplus: 23
10
Surplus: 24
8
Surplus: 26
9
Surplus: 25
11
Surplus: 23
6
Surplus: 28
9
Surplus: 25
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
20 12 11 9 12 12
7
10
60 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
Fulton 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
990,790
224
22.6
Physician Need
312
Status Deficit: -88
452
Deficit: -228
422
Deficit: -198
250
Deficit: -26
165
Surplus: 59
109
Surplus: 115
91
Surplus: 133
161
Surplus: 63
223
Surplus: 1
234
Deficit: -10
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
351 508 475 281 123 123
103
181 251 263
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
990,790
97
9.8
Physician Need
42
Status Surplus: 55
31
Surplus: 66
32
Surplus: 65
17
Surplus: 80
17
Surplus: 80
13
Surplus: 84
35
Surplus: 62
24
Surplus: 73
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
47 35
36 19 19
14
39 27
60 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
Fulton 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
990,790
14
1.4
Physician Need
35
Status Deficit: -21
25
Deficit: -11
24
Deficit: -10
36
Deficit: -22
23
Deficit: -9
18
Deficit: -4
16
Deficit: -2
26
Deficit: -12
12
Surplus: 2
11
Surplus: 3
21
Deficit: -7
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
39 28 27 40 20 20 18 29 13
12 23
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
990,790
67
6.8
Physician Need
22
Status Surplus: 45
7
Surplus: 60
6
Surplus: 61
9
Surplus: 58
12
Surplus: 55
7
Surplus: 60
6
Surplus: 61
8
Surplus: 59
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
25 8 7 10 8 8 7
9
60 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
Fulton 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
990,790
554
55.9
Physician Need
526
Status Surplus: 28
212
Surplus: 342
198
Surplus: 356
285
Surplus: 269
278
Surplus: 276
300
Surplus: 254
165
Surplus: 389
112
Surplus: 442
188
Surplus: 366
218
Surplus: 336
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
592 239 223 321 338 338
186
126 212 245
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
990,790
43
4.3
Physician Need
26
Status Surplus: 17
14
Surplus: 29
13
Surplus: 30
11
Surplus: 32
8
Surplus: 35
7
Surplus: 36
9
Surplus: 34
7
Surplus: 36
10
Surplus: 33
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
29 16 14 12 8 8 10
8 11
60 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
Fulton 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
990,790
29
2.9
Physician Need
19
Status Surplus: 10
11
Surplus: 18
10
Surplus: 19
11
Surplus: 18
14
Surplus: 15
4
Surplus: 25
7
Surplus: 22
10
Surplus: 19
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
21 12 11 12
4
8
11
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
990,790
62
6.3
Physician Need
50
Status Surplus: 12
24
Surplus: 38
23
Surplus: 39
33
Surplus: 29
13
Surplus: 49
17
Surplus: 45
12
Surplus: 50
21
Surplus: 41
14
Surplus: 48
18
Surplus: 44
19
Surplus: 43
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
56 27 26 37 19 19 13
23 16 20 21
60 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
Fulton 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
990,790
235
23.7
Physician Need
140
Status Surplus: 95
120
Surplus: 115
112
Surplus: 123
98
Surplus: 137
115
Surplus: 120
114
Surplus: 121
99
Surplus: 136
87
Surplus: 148
83
Surplus: 152
79
Surplus: 156
101
Surplus: 134
101
Surplus: 134
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
157 135 126 110 128 128 111
98 94 89 113 114
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
990,790
92
9.3
Physician Need
59
Status Surplus: 33
58
Surplus: 34
54
Surplus: 38
46
Surplus: 46
24
Surplus: 68
31
Surplus: 61
50
Surplus: 42
35
Surplus: 57
32
Surplus: 60
47
Surplus: 45
42
Surplus: 50
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
67 66 61 51 35 35 56
39 36 53 47
60 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
Fulton County Physician Standard Report
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
990,790
143
14.4
Physician Need
82
Status Surplus: 61
67
Surplus: 76
63
Surplus: 80
59
Surplus: 84
58
Surplus: 85
42
Surplus: 101
66
Surplus: 77
30
Surplus: 113
58
Surplus: 85
42
Surplus: 101
61
Surplus: 82
54
Surplus: 89
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
93 76 71 67 47 47 75 33 66 47 68 61
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
990,790
67
6.8
Physician Need
34
Status Surplus: 33
32
Surplus: 35
32
Surplus: 35
34
Surplus: 33
24
Surplus: 43
30
Surplus: 37
30
Surplus: 37
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
38 36
36 27 27 33
33
60 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
Fulton County Physician Standard Report
Page 10
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
990,790
59
6.0
Physician Need
62
Status Deficit: -3
19
Surplus: 40
18
Surplus: 41
63
Deficit: -4
33
Surplus: 26
18
Surplus: 41
41
Surplus: 18
32
Surplus: 27
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
70 21 20 71 20 20
46
36
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
990,790
290
29.3
Physician Need
247
Status Surplus: 43
164
Surplus: 126
154
Surplus: 136
123
Surplus: 167
118
Surplus: 172
159
Surplus: 131
97
Surplus: 193
75
Surplus: 215
138
Surplus: 152
129
Surplus: 161
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
278 185 173 138 178 178
109
85 155 145
60 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
Fulton County Physician Standard Report
Page 11
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
990,790
76
7.7
Physician Need
24
Status Surplus: 52
11
Surplus: 65
3
Surplus: 73
4
Surplus: 72
11
Surplus: 65
23
Surplus: 53
22
Surplus: 54
12
Surplus: 64
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
27
12
4
12 26 25 13
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
990,790
240
24.2
Physician Need
135
Status Surplus: 105
76
Surplus: 164
71
Surplus: 169
153
Surplus: 87
52
Surplus: 188
41
Surplus: 199
71
Surplus: 169
39
Surplus: 201
57
Surplus: 183
70
Surplus: 170
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
152 86 80
172 46 46
80 43 64 79
60 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
Fulton County Physician Standard Report
Page 12
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
990,790
57
5.8
Physician Need
35
Status Surplus: 22
20
Surplus: 37
19
Surplus: 38
14
Surplus: 43
14
Surplus: 43
10
Surplus: 47
14
Surplus: 43
14
Surplus: 43
13
Surplus: 44
15
Surplus: 42
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
39 22 21 16 11 11 16
16
14 17
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
990,790
173
17.5
Physician Need
113
Status Surplus: 60
135
Surplus: 38
136
Surplus: 37
76
Surplus: 97
84
Surplus: 89
47
Surplus: 126
76
Surplus: 97
79
Surplus: 94
90
Surplus: 83
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
127 152 153
86 52 52 86
89
101
60 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
Fulton County Physician Standard Report
Page 13
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
990,790
20
2.0
Physician Need
15
Status Surplus: 5
11
Surplus: 9
10
Surplus: 10
7
Surplus: 13
4
Surplus: 16
7
Surplus: 13
7
Surplus: 13
4
Surplus: 16
13
Surplus: 7
8
Surplus: 12
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
17 12 11 8 8 8 8
4
15 9
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
990,790
138
13.9
Physician Need
124
Status Surplus: 14
93
Surplus: 45
87
Surplus: 51
96
Surplus: 42
69
Surplus: 69
61
Surplus: 77
58
Surplus: 80
42
Surplus: 96
96
Surplus: 42
41
Surplus: 97
60
Surplus: 78
70
Surplus: 68
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
139 105
98 108
69 69 66 47 108 46 67 79
60 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
990,790
25
2.5
Physician Need
15
Status Surplus: 10
8
Surplus: 17
1
Surplus: 24
5
Surplus: 20
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
17
9
6
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
990,790
57
5.8
Physician Need
35
Status Surplus: 22
35
Surplus: 22
33
Surplus: 24
31
Surplus: 26
33
Surplus: 24
23
Surplus: 34
29
Surplus: 28
26
Surplus: 31
19
Surplus: 38
28
Surplus: 29
29
Surplus: 28
2015 Projected
Population 1,114,788 Physician Need
39 39 37 35 26 26 32
29 21 32 32
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