|
Demographics
of South Texas
Health Care Providers
Reflecting the numerous
MUAs and HPSAs along the
Texas-Mexico border, the
LRGV, MRG, and WGB have
lower numbers of LVNs,
RNs, primary care
physicians, pharmacists,
psychologists, and
social workers (per
100,000 population) than
do other areas of Texas
(Tables 18 and 19). EMS
personnel are less
common in the LRGV, and
there is documentation
of 200 unfilled
paramedic positions in
the four counties
comprising that area. RN
midwives are much more
common in the LRGV and
WGB. In addition, there
are numerous lay
midwives along the
Border; there is an
effort to certify these
lay midwives, but many
of these midwives are
from Mexico.
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18. Nurses and
Primary Care
Physicians, 2005 |
|
|
Census
Population 2000 |
LVNs (per 100k) |
RNs (per 100k) |
RN Midwives (per
100k) |
Primary Care
Physicians (per
100k) |
|
LRGV |
978,369 |
226.5 |
400.8 |
1.7 |
60.3 |
|
MRG |
239,814 |
171.4 |
334.3 |
0.4 |
40.4 |
|
WGB |
138,267 |
336.6 |
269.1 |
1.4 |
40.9 |
|
South Central |
1,807,868 |
356.1 |
727.6 |
0.5 |
72.5 |
|
South Coastal |
505,567 |
405.0 |
640.8 |
0.2 |
68.0 |
|
South Texas |
3,669,885 |
312.6 |
580.8 |
0.8 |
65.1 |
|
Texas |
20,851,820 |
269.0 |
628.6 |
1.1 |
68.3 |
|
United States |
281,422,000 |
na |
793.4 |
na |
85.8 |
|
Sources: |
Texas Department
of State Health
Services
(US Data from
the US
Statistical
Abstract: RNs
for 2001,
Physicians for
2002)
|
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19. Other
Health Care
Personnel, 2005 |
|
|
Census
Population 2000 |
EMS Personnel
(per 100k) |
Pharmacists (per
100k) |
Psychologists
(per 100k) |
Social Workers
2004 (per 100k) |
|
LRGV |
978,369 |
114.6 |
39.4 |
3.9 |
43.8 |
|
MRG |
239,814 |
184.0 |
30.1 |
2.9 |
24.7 |
|
WGB |
138,267 |
195.5 |
27.9 |
0.7 |
31.7 |
|
South Central |
1,807,868 |
202.5 |
79.4 |
17.2 |
84.3 |
|
South Coastal |
505,567 |
263.2 |
58.1 |
8.5 |
56.0 |
|
South Texas |
3,669,885 |
184.1 |
60.1 |
10.8 |
63.3 |
|
Texas |
20,851,820 |
218.6 |
73.7 |
14.6 |
67.2 |
|
United States |
281,422,000 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
|
Source: |
Texas Department
of State Health
Services
|
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There are fewer
primary care
dentists (per
100,000) along
the Texas-Mexico
Border, and
somewhat fewer
in the Coastal
region, than in
other parts of
Texas (Table
20). An increase
in dentists
after 2000 will
not be
sufficient to
correct this
imbalance by
2010 (2010
estimates by
linear
regression) due
to the expected
increase in area
population.
20. Primary Care
Dentists,
2000-10 |
|
|
Census
Population 2000 |
Dentists 2000
(per 100k) |
Dentists 2001 |
Dentists 2003 |
Dentists 2005 |
Est. Dentists
2010 |
|
LRGV |
978,369 |
15.4 |
155 |
162 |
171 |
191 |
|
MRG |
239,814 |
8.7 |
24 |
27 |
29 |
35 |
|
WGB |
138,267 |
14.4 |
22 |
24 |
21 |
21 |
|
South Central |
1,807,868 |
39.5 |
714 |
757 |
799 |
905 |
|
South Coastal |
505,567 |
30.2 |
153 |
152 |
154 |
155 |
|
South Texas |
3,669,885 |
28.8 |
1,068 |
1,122 |
1,174 |
1,307 |
|
Texas |
20,851,820 |
36.5 |
7,561 |
7,939 |
8,213 |
9,045 |
|
United States |
281,422,000 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
|
Sources: |
Texas Department
of State Health
Services (2010
Estimates from
Ctr for South TX
Programs)
|
|
21. Nurse
Practitioners,
2000-10 |
|
|
Census
Population 2000 |
NPs 2000 (per
100k) |
NPs 2001 |
NPs 2003 |
NPs 2005 |
Est. NPs 2010 |
|
LRGV |
978,369 |
8.1 |
83 |
96 |
110 |
144 |
|
MRG |
239,814 |
7.9 |
20 |
26 |
32 |
47 |
|
WGB |
138,267 |
7.2 |
13 |
13 |
11 |
9 |
|
South Central |
1,807,868 |
10.4 |
210 |
293 |
324 |
475 |
|
South Coastal |
505,567 |
11.8 |
63 |
77 |
77 |
97 |
|
South Texas |
3,669,885 |
9.7 |
389 |
505 |
554 |
771 |
|
Texas |
20,851,820 |
12.4 |
2,804 |
3,539 |
4,066 |
5,678 |
|
United States |
281,422,000 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
|
Sources: |
Texas Department
of State Health
Services (2010
Estimates from
the Center for
South Texas
Programs)
|
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22. Physician
Assistants,
2000-10 |
|
|
2000 Census
Population
|
PAs 2000 (per
100k) |
PAs 2001 |
PAs 2003 |
PAs 2005 |
Est. PAs 2010 |
|
LRGV |
978,369 |
8.3 |
83 |
140 |
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