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As of September 8, 2016 there are 6,450 Primary Care HPSAs. The percent of need met is computed by dividing the number of physicians available to serve the population of the area, group, or facility by the number of physicians that would be necessary to eliminate the primary care HPSA (based on a ratio of 3,500 to 1 (3,000 to 1 where high needs are indicated)).
While approximately 20% of Americans live in rural regions, only 9% of the country's doctors practice in rural areas. [23] The average age of doctors in rural areas has increased, with over 50% of rural physicians over the age of 50. [24] In 2019, it was predicted that the number of rural doctors would decline by 23% by 2030 due to these ...
Area Health Education Centers Program. The Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program is a federally funded program established in the United States in 1972 "to improve the supply, distribution, retention and quality of primary care and other health practitioners in medically underserved areas." [1] The program is "part of a national effort ...
Below we’ll explore 10 different types of health clinics, the services they provide, and how to find affordable care. 1. Primary care clinics. One of the most popular types of clinics are those ...
Dr. Robert Ole Slind. Internal Medicine. 0 Rating. 54 Years Experience. 127 NE Camano Dr, Camano Island, WA 98282 1.93 miles. Dr. Slind graduated from the University of Washington in 1970. Dr. Slind works in Arlington, WA and 4 other locations and specializes in Internal Medicine. JD.
Dr. Joel Keith Jager, MD. Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine. 5.0. 4 Ratings. 32 Years Experience. 11766 Highway 27, Summerville, GA 30747 1.40 miles. Dr. Jager graduated from the University of Florida College of Medicine in 1992.He works in Summerville, GA and specializes in Emergency Medicine and Family Medicine.
The community health center (CHC) in the United States is the dominant model for providing integrated primary care and public health services for the low-income and uninsured, and represents one use of federal grant funding as part of the country's health care safety net. The health care safety net can be defined as a group of health centers ...
Dr. Joel Keith Jager, MD. Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine. 5.0. 4 Ratings. 32 Years Experience. 11766 Highway 27, Summerville, GA 30747 1.40 miles. Dr. Jager graduated from the University of Florida College of Medicine in 1992.He works in Summerville, GA and specializes in Emergency Medicine and Family Medicine.