92 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008 Lowndes 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 101,715 2 2.0 Physician Need 1 Status Surplus: 1 2 Adequate 0 1 Surplus: 1 1 Surplus: 1 2 Adequate 0 1 Surplus: 1 1 Surplus: 1 1 Surplus: 1 2 Adequate 0 1 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 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 101,715 9 8.8 Physician Need 14 Status Deficit: -5 10 Deficit: -1 9 Adequate 0 9 Adequate 0 6 Surplus: 3 4 Surplus: 5 9 Adequate 0 7 Surplus: 2 8 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 17 12 11 11 5 5 11 8 9 92 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008 Lowndes 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 101,715 4 3.9 Physician Need 8 Status Deficit: -4 5 Deficit: -1 5 Deficit: -1 3 Surplus: 1 3 Surplus: 1 2 Surplus: 2 3 Surplus: 1 4 Adequate 0 3 Surplus: 1 4 Adequate 0 4 Adequate 0 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 9 6 6 4 2 2 3 4 3 5 4 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 101,715 2 2.0 Physician Need 4 Status Deficit: -2 3 Deficit: -1 3 Deficit: -1 3 Deficit: -1 3 Deficit: -1 2 Adequate 0 3 Deficit: -1 2 Adequate 0 1 Surplus: 1 2 Adequate 0 3 Deficit: -1 2 Adequate 0 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 3 92 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008 Lowndes 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 101,715 5 4.9 Physician Need 11 Status Deficit: -6 6 Deficit: -1 5 Adequate 0 5 Adequate 0 7 Deficit: -2 5 Adequate 0 3 Surplus: 2 13 Deficit: -8 6 Deficit: -1 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 13 7 6 6 6 6 3 15 7 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 101,715 1 1.0 Physician Need 2 Status Deficit: -1 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 92 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008 Lowndes 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 101,715 23 22.6 Physician Need 32 Status Deficit: -9 46 Deficit: -23 43 Deficit: -20 26 Deficit: -3 17 Surplus: 6 11 Surplus: 12 9 Surplus: 14 16 Surplus: 7 23 Adequate 0 24 Deficit: -1 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 38 54 51 30 13 13 11 19 27 28 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 101,715 5 4.9 Physician Need 4 Status Surplus: 1 3 Surplus: 2 3 Surplus: 2 2 Surplus: 3 2 Surplus: 3 1 Surplus: 4 4 Surplus: 1 2 Surplus: 3 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 5 4 4 2 2 2 4 3 92 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008 Lowndes 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 101,715 1 1.0 Physician Need 4 Status Deficit: -3 3 Deficit: -2 2 Deficit: -1 4 Deficit: -3 2 Deficit: -1 2 Deficit: -1 2 Deficit: -1 3 Deficit: -2 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 2 Deficit: -1 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 4 3 3 4 2 2 2 3 1 1 3 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 101,715 1 1.0 Physician Need 2 Status Deficit: -1 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 92 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008 Lowndes 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 101,715 21 20.6 Physician Need 54 Status Deficit: -33 22 Deficit: -1 20 Surplus: 1 29 Deficit: -8 29 Deficit: -8 31 Deficit: -10 17 Surplus: 4 11 Surplus: 10 19 Surplus: 2 22 Deficit: -1 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 63 25 24 34 36 36 20 13 23 26 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 101,715 5 4.9 Physician Need 3 Status Surplus: 2 1 Surplus: 4 1 Surplus: 4 1 Surplus: 4 1 Surplus: 4 1 Surplus: 4 1 Surplus: 4 1 Surplus: 4 1 Surplus: 4 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 92 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008 Lowndes 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 101,715 1 1.0 Physician Need 2 Status Deficit: -1 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 0 Surplus: 1 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 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 101,715 5 4.9 Physician Need 5 Status Adequate 0 2 Surplus: 3 2 Surplus: 3 3 Surplus: 2 1 Surplus: 4 2 Surplus: 3 1 Surplus: 4 2 Surplus: 3 1 Surplus: 4 2 Surplus: 3 2 Surplus: 3 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 6 3 3 4 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 92 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008 Lowndes 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 101,715 12 11.8 Physician Need 14 Status Deficit: -2 12 Adequate 0 11 Surplus: 1 10 Surplus: 2 12 Adequate 0 12 Adequate 0 10 Surplus: 2 9 Surplus: 3 9 Surplus: 3 8 Surplus: 4 10 Surplus: 2 10 Surplus: 2 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 17 14 13 12 14 14 12 10 10 10 12 12 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 101,715 5 4.9 Physician Need 6 Status Deficit: -1 6 Deficit: -1 6 Deficit: -1 5 Adequate 0 2 Surplus: 3 3 Surplus: 2 5 Adequate 0 4 Surplus: 1 3 Surplus: 2 5 Adequate 0 4 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 7 7 7 5 4 4 6 4 4 6 5 92 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008 Lowndes 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 101,715 9 8.8 Physician Need 8 Status Surplus: 1 7 Surplus: 2 7 Surplus: 2 6 Surplus: 3 6 Surplus: 3 4 Surplus: 5 7 Surplus: 2 3 Surplus: 6 6 Surplus: 3 4 Surplus: 5 6 Surplus: 3 6 Surplus: 3 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 10 8 8 7 5 5 8 4 7 5 7 7 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 101,715 5 4.9 Physician Need 3 Status Surplus: 2 3 Surplus: 2 3 Surplus: 2 3 Surplus: 2 2 Surplus: 3 3 Surplus: 2 3 Surplus: 2 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 92 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008 Lowndes 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 101,715 5 4.9 Physician Need 6 Status Deficit: -1 2 Surplus: 3 2 Surplus: 3 7 Deficit: -2 3 Surplus: 2 2 Surplus: 3 4 Surplus: 1 3 Surplus: 2 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 8 2 2 8 2 2 5 4 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 101,715 8 7.9 Physician Need 25 Status Deficit: -17 17 Deficit: -9 16 Deficit: -8 13 Deficit: -5 12 Deficit: -4 16 Deficit: -8 10 Deficit: -2 8 Adequate 0 14 Deficit: -6 13 Deficit: -5 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 30 20 18 15 19 19 12 9 17 15 92 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008 Lowndes 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 101,715 3 2.9 Physician Need 2 Status Surplus: 1 1 Surplus: 2 0 Surplus: 3 0 Surplus: 3 1 Surplus: 2 2 Surplus: 1 2 Surplus: 1 1 Surplus: 2 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 3 1 0 1 3 3 1 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 101,715 11 10.8 Physician Need 14 Status Deficit: -3 8 Surplus: 3 7 Surplus: 4 16 Deficit: -5 5 Surplus: 6 4 Surplus: 7 7 Surplus: 4 4 Surplus: 7 6 Surplus: 5 7 Surplus: 4 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 16 9 9 18 5 5 9 5 7 8 92 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008 Lowndes 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 101,715 3 2.9 Physician Need 4 Status Deficit: -1 2 Surplus: 1 2 Surplus: 1 1 Surplus: 2 1 Surplus: 2 1 Surplus: 2 1 Surplus: 2 1 Surplus: 2 1 Surplus: 2 2 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 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 101,715 7 6.9 Physician Need 12 Status Deficit: -5 14 Deficit: -7 14 Deficit: -7 8 Deficit: -1 9 Deficit: -2 5 Surplus: 2 8 Deficit: -1 8 Deficit: -1 9 Deficit: -2 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 14 16 16 9 6 6 9 10 11 92 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008 Lowndes 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 101,715 1 1.0 Physician Need 2 Status Deficit: -1 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 0 Surplus: 1 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 0 Surplus: 1 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 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 101,715 12 11.8 Physician Need 13 Status Deficit: -1 10 Surplus: 2 9 Surplus: 3 10 Surplus: 2 7 Surplus: 5 6 Surplus: 6 6 Surplus: 6 4 Surplus: 8 10 Surplus: 2 4 Surplus: 8 6 Surplus: 6 7 Surplus: 5 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 15 11 10 12 7 7 7 5 12 5 7 8 92 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008 Lowndes County Physician Standard Report Page 14 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 101,715 2 2.0 Physician Need 2 Status Adequate 0 1 Surplus: 1 0 Surplus: 2 1 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 2 1 1 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 101,715 2 2.0 Physician Need 4 Status Deficit: -2 4 Deficit: -2 3 Deficit: -1 3 Deficit: -1 3 Deficit: -1 2 Adequate 0 3 Deficit: -1 3 Deficit: -1 2 Adequate 0 3 Deficit: -1 3 Deficit: -1 2015 Projected Population 119,055 Physician Need 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 92 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 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