Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 1 7 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes 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 427,600 16 /100k 3.7 Physician Need 6 6 6 3 7 5 5 Status Surplus: 10 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 13 Surplus: 9 Surplus: 11 Surplus: 11 6 Surplus: 10 7 Surplus: 9 6 Surplus: 10 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 6 7 6 3 7 5 5 6 7 6 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 427,600 82 /100k 19.2 Physician Need 60 41 39 38 25 17 38 Status Surplus: 22 Surplus: 41 Surplus: 43 Surplus: 44 Surplus: 57 Surplus: 65 Surplus: 44 30 Surplus: 52 32 Surplus: 50 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 61 42 39 39 26 17 39 30 33 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 2 7 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes 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 427,600 63 /100k 14.7 Physician Need 32 23 21 13 13 8 12 Status Surplus: 31 Surplus: 40 Surplus: 42 Surplus: 50 Surplus: 50 Surplus: 55 Surplus: 51 15 Surplus: 48 11 Surplus: 52 18 Surplus: 45 15 Surplus: 48 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 33 23 22 13 13 8 13 16 11 18 15 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 427,600 20 /100k 4.7 Physician Need 16 12 11 12 11 10 11 7 6 9 13 10 Status Surplus: 4 Surplus: 8 Surplus: 9 Surplus: 8 Surplus: 9 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 9 Surplus: 13 Surplus: 14 Surplus: 11 Surplus: 7 Surplus: 10 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 16 12 11 12 11 10 11 7 6 9 14 10 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 3 7 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes 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 427,600 85 /100k 19.9 Physician Need 45 24 22 23 29 23 Status Surplus: 40 Surplus: 61 Surplus: 63 Surplus: 62 Surplus: 56 Surplus: 62 12 Surplus: 73 53 Surplus: 32 27 Surplus: 58 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 46 24 23 23 29 23 12 54 27 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 427,600 12 /100k 2.8 Physician Need 8 5 4 3 4 5 Status Surplus: 4 Surplus: 7 Surplus: 8 Surplus: 9 Surplus: 8 Surplus: 7 3 Surplus: 9 4 Surplus: 8 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 8 5 4 3 4 5 3 4 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 4 7 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes 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 427,600 178 /100k 41.6 Physician Need 135 195 182 108 71 47 Status Surplus: 43 Deficit: -17 Deficit: -4 Surplus: 70 Surplus: 107 Surplus: 131 39 Surplus: 139 69 Surplus: 109 96 Surplus: 82 101 Surplus: 77 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 137 198 185 109 72 48 40 70 98 102 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 427,600 28 /100k 6.5 Physician Need 18 13 Status Surplus: 10 Surplus: 15 14 Surplus: 14 7 Surplus: 21 7 Surplus: 21 6 Surplus: 22 15 Surplus: 13 10 Surplus: 18 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 18 13 14 7 7 6 15 10 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 5 7 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes 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 427,600 5 /100k 1.2 Physician Need 15 11 10 15 10 8 7 11 5 Status Deficit: -10 Deficit: -6 Deficit: -5 Deficit: -10 Deficit: -5 Deficit: -3 Deficit: -2 Deficit: -6 Adequate 0 5 Adequate 0 9 Deficit: -4 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 15 11 10 16 10 8 7 11 5 5 9 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 427,600 16 /100k 3.7 Physician Need 9 3 3 4 5 3 3 Status Surplus: 7 Surplus: 13 Surplus: 13 Surplus: 12 Surplus: 11 Surplus: 13 Surplus: 13 3 Surplus: 13 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 10 3 3 4 5 3 3 3 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 6 7 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes 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 427,600 157 /100k 36.7 Physician Need 227 92 86 123 120 130 Status Deficit: -70 Surplus: 65 Surplus: 71 Surplus: 34 Surplus: 37 Surplus: 27 71 Surplus: 86 48 Surplus: 109 81 Surplus: 76 94 Surplus: 63 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 230 93 87 125 122 131 72 49 82 95 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 427,600 32 /100k 7.5 Physician Need 11 6 6 5 3 3 4 Status Surplus: 21 Surplus: 26 Surplus: 26 Surplus: 27 Surplus: 29 Surplus: 29 Surplus: 28 3 Surplus: 29 4 Surplus: 28 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 11 6 6 5 3 3 4 3 4 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 7 7 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes 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 427,600 17 /100k 4.0 Physician Need 8 5 4 5 6 Status Surplus: 9 Surplus: 12 Surplus: 13 Surplus: 12 Surplus: 11 2 Surplus: 15 3 Surplus: 14 4 Surplus: 13 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 8 5 4 5 6 2 3 4 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 427,600 40 /100k 9.4 Physician Need 21 10 10 14 6 7 5 Status Surplus: 19 Surplus: 30 Surplus: 30 Surplus: 26 Surplus: 34 Surplus: 33 Surplus: 35 9 Surplus: 31 6 Surplus: 34 8 Surplus: 32 8 Surplus: 32 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 22 10 10 14 6 7 5 9 6 8 8 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 8 7 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes 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 427,600 69 /100k 16.1 Physician Need 60 52 48 42 50 49 43 38 36 34 43 44 Status Surplus: 9 Surplus: 17 Surplus: 21 Surplus: 27 Surplus: 19 Surplus: 20 Surplus: 26 Surplus: 31 Surplus: 33 Surplus: 35 Surplus: 26 Surplus: 25 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 61 52 49 43 50 50 43 38 36 35 44 44 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 427,600 34 /100k 8.0 Physician Need 26 25 24 20 10 13 21 Status Surplus: 8 Surplus: 9 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 14 Surplus: 24 Surplus: 21 Surplus: 13 15 Surplus: 19 14 Surplus: 20 20 Surplus: 14 18 Surplus: 16 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 26 26 24 20 10 13 22 15 14 20 18 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 9 7 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes 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 427,600 58 /100k 13.6 Physician Need 35 29 27 26 25 18 29 13 25 18 26 24 Status Surplus: 23 Surplus: 29 Surplus: 31 Surplus: 32 Surplus: 33 Surplus: 40 Surplus: 29 Surplus: 45 Surplus: 33 Surplus: 40 Surplus: 32 Surplus: 34 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 36 29 28 26 26 18 29 13 26 18 27 24 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 427,600 25 /100k 5.8 Physician Need 15 14 Status Surplus: 10 Surplus: 11 14 Surplus: 11 15 Surplus: 10 10 Surplus: 15 13 Surplus: 12 13 Surplus: 12 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 15 14 14 15 10 13 13 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 10 7 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes 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 427,600 37 /100k 8.7 Physician Need 27 8 8 27 14 8 Status Surplus: 10 Surplus: 29 Surplus: 29 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 23 Surplus: 29 18 Surplus: 19 14 Surplus: 23 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 27 8 8 28 14 8 18 14 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 427,600 109 /100k 25.5 Physician Need 106 71 66 53 51 68 Status Surplus: 3 Surplus: 38 Surplus: 43 Surplus: 56 Surplus: 58 Surplus: 41 42 Surplus: 67 32 Surplus: 77 59 Surplus: 50 56 Surplus: 53 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 108 72 67 54 52 69 42 33 60 56 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 11 7 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes 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 427,600 17 /100k 4.0 Physician Need 10 Status Surplus: 7 5 Surplus: 12 1 Surplus: 16 2 Surplus: 15 5 Surplus: 12 10 Surplus: 7 9 Surplus: 8 5 Surplus: 12 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 10 5 1 2 5 10 10 5 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 427,600 80 /100k 18.7 Physician Need 58 33 31 66 22 18 Status Surplus: 22 Surplus: 47 Surplus: 49 Surplus: 14 Surplus: 58 Surplus: 62 31 Surplus: 49 17 Surplus: 63 25 Surplus: 55 30 Surplus: 50 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 59 33 31 67 23 18 31 17 25 31 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 12 7 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes 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 427,600 26 /100k 6.1 Physician Need 15 9 8 6 6 4 6 Status Surplus: 11 Surplus: 17 Surplus: 18 Surplus: 20 Surplus: 20 Surplus: 22 Surplus: 20 6 Surplus: 20 6 Surplus: 20 6 Surplus: 20 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 15 9 8 6 6 4 6 6 6 7 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 427,600 64 /100k 15.0 Physician Need 49 58 59 33 36 20 33 Status Surplus: 15 Surplus: 6 Surplus: 5 Surplus: 31 Surplus: 28 Surplus: 44 Surplus: 31 34 Surplus: 30 39 Surplus: 25 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 49 59 59 33 37 20 33 35 39 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 13 7 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes 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 427,600 12 /100k 2.8 Physician Need 6 5 4 3 2 3 3 Status Surplus: 6 Surplus: 7 Surplus: 8 Surplus: 9 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 9 Surplus: 9 2 Surplus: 10 6 Surplus: 6 3 Surplus: 9 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 7 5 4 3 2 3 3 2 6 3 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 427,600 60 /100k 14.0 Physician Need 53 40 38 41 30 27 25 18 41 18 26 30 Status Surplus: 7 Surplus: 20 Surplus: 22 Surplus: 19 Surplus: 30 Surplus: 33 Surplus: 35 Surplus: 42 Surplus: 19 Surplus: 42 Surplus: 34 Surplus: 30 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 54 41 38 42 30 27 26 18 42 18 26 31 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 14 7 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes 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 427,600 4 /100k 0.9 Physician Need 6 Status Deficit: -2 3 Surplus: 1 0 Surplus: 4 2 Surplus: 2 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 7 3 0 2 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 427,600 18 /100k 4.2 Physician Need 15 15 14 13 14 10 12 Status Surplus: 3 Surplus: 3 Surplus: 4 Surplus: 5 Surplus: 4 Surplus: 8 Surplus: 6 11 Surplus: 7 8 Surplus: 10 12 Surplus: 6 12 Surplus: 6 2015 Projected Population 433,462 Physician Need 15 15 14 13 14 10 13 11 8 12 13 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 15 7 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes Report created by Georgia Board for Physician Workforce, State of Georgia *Standards are presented as rates per 100,000 population (1) McClendon, B., R.Polizer, E. 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