HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS: PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS | 2011
Health Professional Shortage Areas are designated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration as having shortages of primary medical care, dental or mental health providers and may be geographic (a county or service area), demographic (low income population) or institutional (comprehensive health center, federally qualified health center or other public facility). Medically Underserved Areas/Populations are areas or populations designated by HRSA as having too few primary care providers, high infant mortality, high poverty and/or high elderly population.
Primary care physicians are family practice, general practice, pediatricians, OBGYNs and internal medicine. County level physician data is published in the Kansas Health Indicators found online at www.kdheks.gov.
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HPSA: Health Professional Shortage Area
GEO: Health Professional Shortages for all individuals in the county
POP: Health Professional Shortages for individuals in the county who are at or below the 200% poverty level |
CITY: Health Professional Shortages for individuals who live in that city.
MED. ELIG.: Health Professional Shortages for county population eligible for Medicaid.
PW: Proposed for withdrawal.
USP: United States Penetentiary |
SOURCE: Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Office of Local and Rural Health