Georgia Physician Workforce SCSA reports - 2008: 1 SCSA physician standard report

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Serial:: Georgia physician workforce: SCSA reports ... 1 SCSA physician standard report, included counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield.
Title:: Georgia Physician Workforce SCSA reports - 2008: 1 SCSA physician standard report
Creator:: Georgia. Department of Community Health. Georgia Board for Physician Workforce
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Publisher:: Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Community Health. Georgia Board for Physician Workforce
Date of Original:: 2010
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Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008

Page 1

1 SCSA Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, 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
1.3
1.7 1.3

2008 Actual

Population Physicians

784,546

8

/100k 1.0

Physician Need 11 12 11 6 13 9 9

Status Deficit: -3 Deficit: -4 Deficit: -3 Surplus: 2 Deficit: -5 Deficit: -1 Deficit: -1

10

Deficit: -2

13

Deficit: -5

10

Deficit: -2

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 12 13 12 7 15 11 10
11
15 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

784,546

58

/100k 7.4

Physician Need 110 76 71 70 46 31 71

Status Deficit: -52 Deficit: -18 Deficit: -13 Deficit: -12 Surplus: 12 Surplus: 27 Deficit: -13

55

Surplus: 3

60

Deficit: -2

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 123 85 80 78 52 34 79
61
67

Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008

Page 2

1 SCSA Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, 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
3.6 2.6 4.2 3.5

2008 Actual

Population Physicians

784,546

34

/100k 4.3

Physician Need 59 42 39 24 24 14 23

Status Deficit: -25 Deficit: -8 Deficit: -5 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 20 Surplus: 11

28

Surplus: 6

20

Surplus: 14

33

Surplus: 1

27

Surplus: 7

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 66 47 44 27 26 16 25
32 23 37 31

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

784,546

12

/100k 1.5

Physician Need 29 22 20 22 20 19 20 13 11 16 25 19

Status Deficit: -17 Deficit: -10 Deficit: -8 Deficit: -10 Deficit: -8 Deficit: -7 Deficit: -8 Deficit: -1 Surplus: 1 Deficit: -4 Deficit: -13 Deficit: -7

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 32 25 23 25 22 21 23 14 12 18 27 21

Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008

Page 3

1 SCSA Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, 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
2.7
12.4 6.2

2008 Actual

Population Physicians

784,546

46

/100k 5.9

Physician Need 82 43 41 42 53 42

Status Deficit: -36 Surplus: 3 Surplus: 5 Surplus: 4 Deficit: -7 Surplus: 4

21

Surplus: 25

97

Deficit: -51

49

Deficit: -3

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 92 48 46 47 59 46
24
109 54

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

784,546

5

/100k 0.6

Physician Need 14 9 8 6 7 9

Status Deficit: -9 Deficit: -4 Deficit: -3 Deficit: -1 Deficit: -2 Deficit: -4

5

Adequate 0

7

Deficit: -2

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 16 10 9 7 8 10
5
8

Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008

Page 4

1 SCSA Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, 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
9.2
16.2 22.5 23.6

2008 Actual

Population Physicians

784,546

274

/100k 34.9

Physician Need 247 358 334 198 131 86

Status Surplus: 27
Deficit: -84 Deficit: -60 Surplus: 76 Surplus: 143 Surplus: 188

72

Surplus: 202

127

Surplus: 147

177

Surplus: 97

185

Surplus: 89

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 276 400 373 221 146 96
81
142 197 207

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

784,546

18

/100k 2.3

Physician Need 33
24

Status Deficit: -15 Deficit: -6

25

Deficit: -7

13

Surplus: 5

13

Surplus: 5

10

Surplus: 8

27

Deficit: -9

19

Deficit: -1

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 37 27
28 15 15
11
31 21

Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008

Page 5

1 SCSA Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, 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
1.1 2.1

2008 Actual

Population Physicians

784,546

1

/100k 0.1

Physician Need 27 20 19 28 18 14 13 20 9

Status Deficit: -26 Deficit: -19 Deficit: -18 Deficit: -27 Deficit: -17 Deficit: -13 Deficit: -12 Deficit: -19 Deficit: -8

8

Deficit: -7

16

Deficit: -15

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 31 22 21 32 20 16 14 23 11
9 18

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

784,546

6

/100k 0.8

Physician Need 17 5 5 7 9 5 5

Status Deficit: -11 Surplus: 1 Surplus: 1 Deficit: -1 Deficit: -3 Surplus: 1 Surplus: 1

6

Adequate 0

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 19 6 5 8 11 6 5
7

Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008

Page 6

1 SCSA Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, 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
16.7
11.3 19.0 22.0

2008 Actual

Population Physicians

784,546

134

/100k 17.1

Physician Need 417 168 157 226 220 238

Status Deficit: -283 Deficit: -34 Deficit: -23 Deficit: -92 Deficit: -86 Deficit: -104

131

Surplus: 3

89

Surplus: 45

149

Deficit: -15

173

Deficit: -39

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 465 188 175 252 246 266
146
99 167 193

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

784,546

13

/100k 1.7

Physician Need 20 11 10 9 6 5 7

Status Deficit: -7 Surplus: 2 Surplus: 3 Surplus: 4 Surplus: 7 Surplus: 8 Surplus: 6

6

Surplus: 7

8

Surplus: 5

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 23 12 11 10 7 6 8
6 9

Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008

Page 7

1 SCSA Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, 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
0.4
0.7
1.0

2008 Actual

Population Physicians

784,546

6

/100k 0.8

Physician Need 15
9
8
9
11

Status Deficit: -9 Deficit: -3 Deficit: -2 Deficit: -3 Deficit: -5

3

Surplus: 3

5

Surplus: 1

8

Deficit: -2

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 17 10 9 10 12
4
6
9

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

784,546

12

/100k 1.5

Physician Need 39 19 18 26 10 13 9

Status Deficit: -27 Deficit: -7 Deficit: -6 Deficit: -14 Surplus: 2 Deficit: -1 Surplus: 3

16

Deficit: -4

11

Surplus: 1

14

Deficit: -2

15

Deficit: -3

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 44 21 20 29 11 15 11
18 12 16 17

Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008

Page 8

1 SCSA Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, 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

2008 Actual

Population Physicians

784,546

57

/100k 7.3

Physician Need 111 95 89 78 91 90 78 69 66 63 80 80

Status Deficit: -54 Deficit: -38 Deficit: -32 Deficit: -21 Deficit: -34 Deficit: -33 Deficit: -21 Deficit: -12 Deficit: -9 Deficit: -6 Deficit: -23 Deficit: -23

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 124 106 99 87 102 101 88 77 74 70 89 89

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

784,546

24

/100k 3.1

Physician Need 47 46 43 36 19 24 39

Status Deficit: -23 Deficit: -22 Deficit: -19 Deficit: -12 Surplus: 5 Adequate 0 Deficit: -15

27

Deficit: -3

25

Deficit: -1

37

Deficit: -13

33

Deficit: -9

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 53 52 48 40 21 27 44
31 28 41 37

Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008

Page 9

1 SCSA Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, 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

2008 Actual

Population Physicians

784,546

38

/100k 4.8

Physician Need 65 53 50 47 46 33 53 24 46 33 48 43

Status Deficit: -27 Deficit: -15 Deficit: -12 Deficit: -9 Deficit: -8 Surplus: 5 Deficit: -15 Surplus: 14 Deficit: -8 Surplus: 5 Deficit: -10 Deficit: -5

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 73 60 56 53 52 37 59 26 52 37 54 48

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

784,546

17

/100k 2.2

Physician Need 27
25

Status Deficit: -10 Deficit: -8

25

Deficit: -8

27

Deficit: -10

19

Deficit: -2

24

Deficit: -7

24

Deficit: -7

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 30 28
28 30 21 26
26

Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008

Page 10

1 SCSA Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, 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
4.1
3.2

2008 Actual

Population Physicians

784,546

18

/100k 2.3

Physician Need 49 15 14 50 26 14

Status Deficit: -31 Surplus: 3 Surplus: 4 Deficit: -32 Deficit: -8 Surplus: 4

32

Deficit: -14

25

Deficit: -7

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 55 17 16 56 29 16
36
28

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

784,546

64

/100k 8.2

Physician Need 195 130 122 97 93 126

Status Deficit: -131 Deficit: -66 Deficit: -58 Deficit: -33 Deficit: -29 Deficit: -62

77

Deficit: -13

60

Surplus: 4

109

Deficit: -45

102

Deficit: -38

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 218 145 136 109 104 140
86
67 122 114

Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008

Page 11

1 SCSA Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, 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
1.1 0.3
0.4
1.1 2.3 2.2 1.2

2008 Actual

Population Physicians

784,546

12

/100k 1.5

Physician Need
19

Status Deficit: -7

9

Surplus: 3

2

Surplus: 10

3

Surplus: 9

9

Surplus: 3

18

Deficit: -6

17

Deficit: -5

9

Surplus: 3

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 21
10 3
4
10 20 19 11

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

784,546

53

/100k 6.8

Physician Need 107 60 56 121 41 32

Status Deficit: -54 Deficit: -7 Deficit: -3 Deficit: -68 Surplus: 12 Surplus: 21

56

Deficit: -3

31

Surplus: 22

45

Surplus: 8

56

Deficit: -3

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 119 67 63 135 46 36
63 34 50 62

Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008

Page 12

1 SCSA Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, 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
1.4
1.3 1.5

2008 Actual

Population Physicians

784,546

14

/100k 1.8

Physician Need 27 16 15 11 11 8 11

Status Deficit: -13 Deficit: -2 Deficit: -1 Surplus: 3 Surplus: 3 Surplus: 6 Surplus: 3

11

Surplus: 3

10

Surplus: 4

12

Surplus: 2

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 31 18 17 12 12 9 12
12
11 13

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

784,546

52

/100k 6.6

Physician Need 89 107 107 60 67 37 60

Status Deficit: -37 Deficit: -55 Deficit: -55 Deficit: -8 Deficit: -15 Surplus: 15 Deficit: -8

63

Deficit: -11

71

Deficit: -19

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 100 119 120 67 74 41 67
70
80

Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008

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1 SCSA Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, 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
0.4
1.3 0.8

2008 Actual

Population Physicians

784,546

3

/100k 0.4

Physician Need 12 9 8 5 3 5 5

Status Deficit: -9 Deficit: -6 Deficit: -5 Deficit: -2 Adequate 0 Deficit: -2 Deficit: -2

3

Adequate 0

10

Deficit: -7

6

Deficit: -3

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 13 10 9 6 4 6 6
4
12 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

784,546

46

/100k 5.9

Physician Need 98 74 69 76 55 49 46 33 76 32 47 56

Status Deficit: -52 Deficit: -28 Deficit: -23 Deficit: -30 Deficit: -9 Deficit: -3 Adequate 0 Surplus: 13 Deficit: -30 Surplus: 14 Deficit: -1 Deficit: -10

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 110 82 77 85 61 54 52 37 85 36 53 62

Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008

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Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, 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
0.8 0.1
0.5

2008 Actual

Population Physicians

784,546

5

/100k 0.6

Physician Need
12

Status Deficit: -7

6

Deficit: -1

1

Surplus: 4

4

Surplus: 1

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 13
7 1
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

784,546

22

/100k 2.8

Physician Need 27 27 26 24 26 18 23

Status Deficit: -5 Deficit: -5 Deficit: -4 Deficit: -2 Deficit: -4 Surplus: 4 Deficit: -1

20

Surplus: 2

15

Surplus: 7

22

Adequate 0

23

Deficit: -1

2015 Projected
Population 876,249
Physician Need 31 31 29 27 29 20 25
23 17 25 25

Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008

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Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield

Report created by Georgia Board for Physician Workforce, State of Georgia
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