Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
 
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Three Rivers AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Coweta, Crawford, Fayette, Harris, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe, Muscogee, Newton, Peach, Pike, Rockdale, Schley, Spalding, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson 
 
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 
 
Population 1,409,985 Physician Need 20 21 20 11 24 17 16 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 14 
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: 
Surplus: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: 
 
/100k 1.0 
-6 -7 -6 3 -10 -3 -2 
 
1.3 
 
18 
 
Deficit: -4 
 
1.7 
 
24 
 
1.3 
 
18 
 
Deficit: -10 Deficit: -4 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
22 23 22 12 26 19 17 
20 
27 20 
 
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 
 
Population 1,409,985 Physician Need 197 137 128 125 83 55 127 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 102 
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: 
Deficit: 
 
/100k 7.2 
-95 -35 -26 -23 19 47 -25 
 
7.0 
 
99 
 
Surplus: 3 
 
7.6 
 
107 
 
Deficit: -5 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
217 150 141 138 
91 60 140 
109 
118 
 
 Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
 
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Three Rivers AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Coweta, Crawford, Fayette, Harris, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe, Muscogee, Newton, Peach, Pike, Rockdale, Schley, Spalding, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson 
 
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 
 
Population 1,409,985 Physician Need 106 76 70 44 42 25 41 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 74 
Status Deficit: Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 5.2 
-32 -2 4 30 32 49 33 
 
3.6 
 
51 
 
2.6 
 
37 
 
4.2 
 
60 
 
3.5 
 
49 
 
Surplus: 23 Surplus: 37 Surplus: 14 Surplus: 25 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
116 84 78 48 47 28 45 
56 40 65 54 
 
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 
 
Population 1,409,985 Physician Need 52 39 37 39 35 34 37 23 20 30 44 34 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 39 
Status Deficit: 
Adequate Surplus: 
Adequate Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Deficit: Surplus: 
 
/100k 2.8 
-13 0 2 0 4 5 2 16 19 9 -5 5 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
57 43 40 43 39 37 40 25 22 33 49 37 
 
 Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
 
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Three Rivers AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Coweta, Crawford, Fayette, Harris, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe, Muscogee, Newton, Peach, Pike, Rockdale, Schley, Spalding, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson 
 
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 
 
Population 1,409,985 Physician Need 148 78 73 76 94 75 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 123 
Status Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 8.7 
-25 45 50 47 29 48 
 
2.7 
 
38 
 
12.4 
 
175 
 
6.2 
 
87 
 
Surplus: 85 
Deficit: -52 Surplus: 36 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
163 85 81 84 
104 82 
42 
192 96 
 
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 
 
Population 1,409,985 Physician Need 25 16 14 11 13 16 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 12 
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: 
Surplus: Deficit: Deficit: 
 
/100k 0.9 
-13 -4 -2 1 -1 -4 
 
8 
 
Surplus: 4 
 
13 
 
Deficit: -1 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
28 17 16 12 14 17 
9 
14 
 
 Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
 
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Three Rivers AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Coweta, Crawford, Fayette, Harris, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe, Muscogee, Newton, Peach, Pike, Rockdale, Schley, Spalding, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson 
 
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 
 
Population 1,409,985 Physician Need 444 643 601 355 235 155 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 433 
 
/100k 30.7 
 
Status Deficit: -11 Deficit: -210 Deficit: -168 
Surplus: 78 Surplus: 198 Surplus: 278 
 
9.2 
 
130 
 
Surplus: 303 
 
16.2 
 
228 
 
22.5 
 
318 
 
23.6 
 
333 
 
Surplus: 205 Surplus: 115 Surplus: 100 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
488 707 661 391 259 171 
143 
251 349 366 
 
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 
 
Population 1,409,985 
Physician Need 59 44 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 52 
Status Deficit: 
Surplus: 
 
/100k 3.7 
-7 8 
 
3.2 
 
45 
 
1.7 
 
24 
 
1.7 
 
24 
 
Surplus: 7 Surplus: 28 Surplus: 28 
 
1.3 
 
18 
 
3.5 
 
49 
 
2.4 
 
34 
 
Surplus: 34 
Surplus: 3 Surplus: 18 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
65 48 
50 26 26 
20 
54 37 
 
 Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
 
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Three Rivers AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Coweta, Crawford, Fayette, Harris, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe, Muscogee, Newton, Peach, Pike, Rockdale, Schley, Spalding, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson 
 
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 
 
Population 1,409,985 Physician Need 49 35 34 51 32 25 23 37 17 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 3 
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: 
 
/100k 0.2 
-46 -32 -31 -48 -29 -22 -20 -34 -14 
 
1.1 
 
15 
 
2.1 
 
30 
 
Deficit: -12 Deficit: -27 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
54 39 37 56 36 28 25 40 19 
17 33 
 
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 
 
Population 1,409,985 Physician Need 31 10 8 13 17 10 8 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 10 
Status Deficit: 
Adequate Surplus: Deficit: Deficit: 
Adequate Surplus: 
 
/100k 0.7 
-21 0 2 -3 -7 0 2 
 
0.8 
 
11 
 
Deficit: -1 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
34 11 9 14 19 11 9 
12 
 
 Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
 
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Three Rivers AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Coweta, Crawford, Fayette, Harris, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe, Muscogee, Newton, Peach, Pike, Rockdale, Schley, Spalding, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson 
 
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 
 
Population 1,409,985 Physician Need 749 302 282 406 396 427 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 325 
 
/100k 23.0 
 
Status Deficit: -424 
Surplus: 23 Surplus: 43 
Deficit: -81 Deficit: -71 Deficit: -102 
 
16.7 
 
235 
 
Surplus: 90 
 
11.3 
 
159 
 
19.0 
 
268 
 
22.0 
 
310 
 
Surplus: 166 Surplus: 57 Surplus: 15 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
823 332 310 447 436 470 
259 
175 295 341 
 
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 
 
Population 1,409,985 Physician Need 37 20 18 16 11 10 13 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 36 
Status Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 2.6 
-1 16 18 20 25 26 23 
 
0.7 
 
10 
 
1.0 
 
14 
 
Surplus: 26 Surplus: 22 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
40 22 20 17 12 11 14 
11 16 
 
 Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
 
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Three Rivers AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Coweta, Crawford, Fayette, Harris, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe, Muscogee, Newton, Peach, Pike, Rockdale, Schley, Spalding, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson 
 
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 
 
Population 1,409,985 
Physician Need 27 16 14 16 20 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 15 
Status Deficit: Deficit: 
Surplus: Deficit: Deficit: 
 
/100k 1.1 
-12 -1 1 -1 -5 
 
0.4 
 
6 
 
Surplus: 9 
 
0.7 
 
10 
 
Surplus: 5 
 
1.0 
 
14 
 
Surplus: 1 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
29 17 16 17 22 
6 
11 
16 
 
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 
 
Population 1,409,985 Physician Need 70 34 32 47 18 24 17 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 41 
Status Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: 
Deficit: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 2.9 
-29 7 9 -6 23 17 24 
 
2.1 
 
30 
 
1.4 
 
20 
 
1.8 
 
25 
 
1.9 
 
27 
 
Surplus: 11 Surplus: 21 Surplus: 16 Surplus: 14 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
78 37 36 51 20 26 19 
33 22 28 29 
 
 Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
 
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Three Rivers AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Coweta, Crawford, Fayette, Harris, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe, Muscogee, Newton, Peach, Pike, Rockdale, Schley, Spalding, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson 
 
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 
 
Population 1,409,985 Physician Need 199 171 159 140 164 162 141 124 118 113 143 144 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 150 
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: 
Surplus: Deficit: Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 10.6 
-49 -21 -9 10 -14 -12 
9 26 32 37 7 6 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
219 188 175 154 180 178 155 136 130 124 158 158 
 
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 
 
Population 1,409,985 Physician Need 85 83 78 65 34 44 70 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 60 
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: 
Deficit: 
 
/100k 4.3 
-25 -23 -18 -5 26 16 -10 
 
3.5 
 
49 
 
3.2 
 
45 
 
4.7 
 
66 
 
4.2 
 
59 
 
Surplus: 11 Surplus: 15 
Deficit: -6 Surplus: 1 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
93 91 85 71 37 48 78 
54 50 73 65 
 
 Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
 
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Three Rivers AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Coweta, Crawford, Fayette, Harris, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe, Muscogee, Newton, Peach, Pike, Rockdale, Schley, Spalding, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson 
 
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 
 
Population 1,409,985 Physician Need 117 96 90 85 83 59 94 42 83 59 86 78 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 106 
Status Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 7.5 
-11 10 16 21 23 47 12 64 23 47 20 28 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
129 105 
99 93 91 65 104 47 91 65 95 85 
 
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 
 
Population 1,409,985 
Physician Need 48 45 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 40 
Status Deficit: Deficit: 
 
3.2 
 
45 
 
3.4 
 
48 
 
2.4 
 
34 
 
3.0 
 
42 
 
Deficit: Deficit: Surplus: Deficit: 
 
3.0 
 
42 
 
Deficit: 
 
/100k 2.8 
-8 -5 -5 -8 6 -2 
-2 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
53 50 
50 53 37 47 
47 
 
 Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
 
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Three Rivers AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Coweta, Crawford, Fayette, Harris, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe, Muscogee, Newton, Peach, Pike, Rockdale, Schley, Spalding, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson 
 
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 
 
Population 1,409,985 Physician Need 89 27 25 90 47 25 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 41 
Status Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: 
Deficit: Deficit: Surplus: 
 
/100k 2.9 
-48 14 16 -49 -6 16 
 
4.1 
 
58 
 
Deficit: -17 
 
3.2 
 
45 
 
Deficit: -4 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
98 29 28 99 51 28 
64 
50 
 
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 
 
Population 1,409,985 Physician Need 351 234 219 175 168 226 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 184 
 
/100k 13.0 
 
Status Deficit: -167 Deficit: -50 Deficit: -35 
Surplus: 9 Surplus: 16 
Deficit: -42 
 
9.8 
 
138 
 
Surplus: 46 
 
7.6 
 
107 
 
13.9 
 
196 
 
13.0 
 
183 
 
Surplus: 77 Deficit: -12 
Surplus: 1 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
386 257 240 192 185 248 
152 
118 216 202 
 
 Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
 
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Three Rivers AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Coweta, Crawford, Fayette, Harris, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe, Muscogee, Newton, Peach, Pike, Rockdale, Schley, Spalding, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson 
 
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 
 
Population 
1,409,985 
Physician Need 34 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 25 
Status Deficit: 
 
/100k 1.8 
-9 
 
1.1 
 
16 
 
0.3 
 
4 
 
0.4 
 
6 
 
1.1 
 
16 
 
2.3 
 
32 
 
2.2 
 
31 
 
1.2 
 
17 
 
Surplus: 9 Surplus: 21 
Surplus: 19 
Surplus: 9 Deficit: -7 Deficit: -6 
Surplus: 8 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
37 
17 5 
6 
17 36 34 19 
 
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 
 
Population 1,409,985 Physician Need 192 109 102 217 73 58 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 112 
 
/100k 7.9 
 
Status Deficit: -80 
Surplus: 3 Surplus: 10 
Deficit: -105 Surplus: 39 Surplus: 54 
 
7.2 
 
102 
 
3.9 
 
55 
 
5.7 
 
81 
 
7.1 
 
100 
 
Surplus: 10 Surplus: 57 Surplus: 31 Surplus: 12 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
211 119 112 239 
81 64 
112 60 89 
110 
 
 Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
 
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Three Rivers AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Coweta, Crawford, Fayette, Harris, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe, Muscogee, Newton, Peach, Pike, Rockdale, Schley, Spalding, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson 
 
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 
 
Population 1,409,985 Physician Need 49 28 27 20 20 14 20 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 26 
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 1.8 
-23 -2 -1 6 6 12 6 
 
1.4 
 
20 
 
Surplus: 6 
 
1.3 
 
18 
 
1.5 
 
21 
 
Surplus: 8 Surplus: 5 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
54 31 29 22 22 16 22 
22 
20 23 
 
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 
 
Population 1,409,985 Physician Need 161 192 193 109 120 66 109 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 118 
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: 
Surplus: Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 8.4 
-43 -74 -75 
9 -2 52 9 
 
8.0 
 
113 
 
Surplus: 5 
 
9.1 
 
128 
 
Deficit: -10 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
177 211 212 119 132 
73 119 
124 
141 
 
 Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
 
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Three Rivers AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Coweta, Crawford, Fayette, Harris, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe, Muscogee, Newton, Peach, Pike, Rockdale, Schley, Spalding, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson 
 
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 
 
Population 1,409,985 Physician Need 21 16 14 10 6 10 10 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 9 
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: 
Surplus: Deficit: Deficit: 
 
/100k 0.6 
-12 -7 -5 -1 3 -1 -1 
 
0.4 
 
6 
 
Surplus: 3 
 
1.3 
 
19 
 
0.8 
 
11 
 
Deficit: -10 Deficit: -2 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
23 17 16 11 6 11 11 
6 
21 12 
 
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 
 
Population 1,409,985 Physician Need 176 133 124 137 99 87 83 59 137 58 85 100 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 113 
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
Deficit: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 8.0 
-63 -20 -11 -24 14 26 30 54 -24 55 28 13 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
194 146 136 150 109 
96 91 65 150 64 93 110 
 
 Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
 
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Three Rivers AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Coweta, Crawford, Fayette, Harris, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe, Muscogee, Newton, Peach, Pike, Rockdale, Schley, Spalding, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson 
 
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 
 
Population 
1,409,985 
Physician Need 21 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 8 
Status Deficit: 
 
/100k 0.6 
-13 
 
0.8 
 
11 
 
0.1 
 
1 
 
Deficit: -3 Surplus: 7 
 
0.5 
 
7 
 
Surplus: 1 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
23 
12 2 
8 
 
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 
 
Population 1,409,985 Physician Need 49 49 47 44 47 32 41 
 
2008 Actual 
Physicians 43 
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: 
Surplus: Surplus: 
 
/100k 3.0 
-6 -6 -4 -1 -4 11 2 
 
2.6 
 
37 
 
1.9 
 
27 
 
2.9 
 
40 
 
2.9 
 
41 
 
Surplus: 6 Surplus: 16 Surplus: 3 Surplus: 2 
 
2015 Projected 
Population 1,550,761 Physician Need 
54 54 51 48 51 36 45 
40 29 44 45 
 
 Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008 
 
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Three Rivers AHEC Physician Standard Report 
Included Counties: Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Coweta, Crawford, Fayette, Harris, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe, Muscogee, Newton, Peach, Pike, Rockdale, Schley, Spalding, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson 
 
Report created by Georgia Board for Physician Workforce, State of Georgia 
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no. 1:55-70. (6) Weiner, J.P. 1994 Forecasting the Effects of Health Reform on U.S. Physician Workforce Requirement. JAMA 272, no. 3:222-230. (7) Steinwachs, D., J.P. Weiner, S. Shapiro, et al. 1986. A Comparison of the Requirements for Primary Care Physicians in with Projections Made by the 
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Competition. New England Journal of Medicine 328:1480152. See also, related NAPS Document 04998. (9) Vansdow, N.A. The Physician Workforce: Issues for Academic Medical Centers. Forum on the Future of Academic Medicine. December 2, 1996. (10) Forte, G.J., Dionne, M., Beaulieu, M., and Salsberg, E. Profile of New York State Physicians. Rensselaer, NY: Center for Health Workforce Studies, 
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