147 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008 Walton County Physician Standard Report Page 1 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 83,241 4 4.8 Physician Need 12 Status Deficit: -8 8 Deficit: -4 8 Deficit: -4 7 Deficit: -3 5 Deficit: -1 3 Surplus: 1 7 Deficit: -3 6 Deficit: -2 6 Deficit: -2 2015 Projected Population 103,882 Physician Need 15 10 9 9 4 4 9 7 8 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 83,241 2 2.4 Physician Need 6 Status Deficit: -4 4 Deficit: -2 4 Deficit: -2 3 Deficit: -1 2 Adequate 0 1 Surplus: 1 2 Adequate 0 3 Deficit: -1 2 Adequate 0 4 Deficit: -2 3 Deficit: -1 2015 Projected Population 103,882 Physician Need 8 6 5 3 2 2 3 4 3 4 4 147 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008 Walton County Physician Standard Report Page 2 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 83,241 3 3.6 Physician Need 9 Status Deficit: -6 5 Deficit: -2 4 Deficit: -1 4 Deficit: -1 6 Deficit: -3 4 Deficit: -1 2 Surplus: 1 10 Deficit: -7 5 Deficit: -2 2015 Projected Population 103,882 Physician Need 11 6 5 6 6 6 3 13 6 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 83,241 18 21.6 Physician Need 26 Status Deficit: -8 38 Deficit: -20 35 Deficit: -17 21 Deficit: -3 14 Surplus: 4 9 Surplus: 9 8 Surplus: 10 13 Surplus: 5 19 Deficit: -1 20 Deficit: -2 2015 Projected Population 103,882 Physician Need 33 47 44 26 11 11 10 17 23 25 147 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008 Walton County Physician Standard Report Page 3 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 83,241 10 12.0 Physician Need 44 Status Deficit: -34 18 Deficit: -8 17 Deficit: -7 24 Deficit: -14 23 Deficit: -13 25 Deficit: -15 14 Deficit: -4 9 Surplus: 1 16 Deficit: -6 18 Deficit: -8 2015 Projected Population 103,882 Physician Need 55 22 21 30 31 31 17 12 20 23 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 83,241 1 1.2 Physician Need 4 Status Deficit: -3 2 Deficit: -1 2 Deficit: -1 3 Deficit: -2 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 2 Deficit: -1 1 Adequate 0 1 Adequate 0 2 Deficit: -1 2015 Projected Population 103,882 Physician Need 5 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 147 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008 Walton County Physician Standard Report Page 4 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 83,241 3 3.6 Physician Need 12 Status Deficit: -9 10 Deficit: -7 9 Deficit: -6 8 Deficit: -5 10 Deficit: -7 10 Deficit: -7 8 Deficit: -5 7 Deficit: -4 7 Deficit: -4 7 Deficit: -4 8 Deficit: -5 8 Deficit: -5 2015 Projected Population 103,882 Physician Need 15 13 12 10 12 12 10 9 9 8 11 11 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 83,241 2 2.4 Physician Need 5 Status Deficit: -3 5 Deficit: -3 5 Deficit: -3 4 Deficit: -2 2 Adequate 0 3 Deficit: -1 4 Deficit: -2 3 Deficit: -1 3 Deficit: -1 4 Deficit: -2 3 Deficit: -1 2015 Projected Population 103,882 Physician Need 6 6 6 5 3 3 5 4 3 5 4 147 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008 Walton County Physician Standard Report Page 5 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 83,241 2 2.4 Physician Need 7 Status Deficit: -5 6 Deficit: -4 5 Deficit: -3 5 Deficit: -3 5 Deficit: -3 3 Deficit: -1 6 Deficit: -4 2 Adequate 0 5 Deficit: -3 3 Deficit: -1 5 Deficit: -3 5 Deficit: -3 2015 Projected Population 103,882 Physician Need 9 7 7 6 4 4 7 3 6 4 6 6 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 83,241 1 1.2 Physician Need 5 Status Deficit: -4 2 Deficit: -1 1 Adequate 0 5 Deficit: -4 3 Deficit: -2 1 Adequate 0 3 Deficit: -2 3 Deficit: -2 2015 Projected Population 103,882 Physician Need 7 2 2 7 2 2 4 3 147 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008 Walton County Physician Standard Report Page 6 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 83,241 6 7.2 Physician Need 21 Status Deficit: -15 14 Deficit: -8 13 Deficit: -7 10 Deficit: -4 10 Deficit: -4 13 Deficit: -7 8 Deficit: -2 6 Adequate 0 12 Deficit: -6 11 Deficit: -5 2015 Projected Population 103,882 Physician Need 26 17 16 13 17 17 10 8 14 14 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 83,241 1 1.2 Physician Need 11 Status Deficit: -10 6 Deficit: -5 6 Deficit: -5 13 Deficit: -12 4 Deficit: -3 3 Deficit: -2 6 Deficit: -5 3 Deficit: -2 5 Deficit: -4 6 Deficit: -5 2015 Projected Population 103,882 Physician Need 14 8 7 16 4 4 7 4 6 7 147 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008 Walton County Physician Standard Report Page 7 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 83,241 1 1.2 Physician Need 3 Status Deficit: -2 2 Deficit: -1 2 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 103,882 Physician Need 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 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 83,241 1 1.2 Physician Need 9 Status Deficit: -8 11 Deficit: -10 11 Deficit: -10 6 Deficit: -5 7 Deficit: -6 4 Deficit: -3 6 Deficit: -5 7 Deficit: -6 8 Deficit: -7 2015 Projected Population 103,882 Physician Need 12 14 14 8 5 5 8 8 9 147 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008 Walton County Physician Standard Report Page 8 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 83,241 3 3.6 Physician Need 10 Status Deficit: -7 8 Deficit: -5 7 Deficit: -4 8 Deficit: -5 6 Deficit: -3 5 Deficit: -2 5 Deficit: -2 3 Adequate 0 8 Deficit: -5 3 Adequate 0 5 Deficit: -2 6 Deficit: -3 2015 Projected Population 103,882 Physician Need 13 10 9 10 6 6 6 4 10 4 6 7 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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