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Primary Care: The Health Center Program

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Staffing & Utilization

National Summary for 2008

1080 Grantees

 

PERSONNEL BY MAJOR SERVICE CATEGORYFTEs
(a)
Visits
(b)
Patients
(c)
1.Family Physicians4,004.25 15,167,578  
2.General Practitioners337.58 1,312,357  
3.Internists1,453.20 5,488,629  
4.Obstetrician/Gynecologists798.24 2,880,172  
5.Pediatricians1,576.99 6,223,239  
7.Other Specialty Physicians270.66 839,686  
8.Total Physicians (Sum lines 1-7)8,440.93 31,911,661  
9a.Nurse Practitioners2,977.53 8,329,067  
9b.Physician Assistants1,705.90 5,303,180  
10.Certified Nurse Midwives454.12 1,113,659  
10a.Total Mid-Levels (Sum lines 9a-10)5,137.55 14,745,906  
11.Nurses9,806.75 3,197,134  
12.Other Medical Personnel13,782.50   
13.Laboratory Personnel1,891.22   
14.X-Ray Personnel649.45   
15.Total Medical (Sum lines 8+10a through 14)39,708.41 49,854,701 14,876,544 
16.Dentists2,299.10 6,142,804  
17.Dental Hygienists891.58 1,204,955  
18.Dental Assistance,Aides,Techs4,329.21   
19.Total Dental Services (Sum lines 16-18)7,519.90 7,347,759 3,071,085 
20a.Psychiatrists299.15 755,126  
20a1.Licensed Clinical Psychologists279.50 291,172  
20a2.Licensed Clinical Social Workers886.51 723,906  
20b.Other Licensed Mental Health Providers785.14 755,682  
20c.Other Mental Health Staff938.32 526,957  
20.Mental Health (Sum lines 20a-c)3,188.61 3,052,843 677,213 
21.Substance Abuse Services769.92 911,101 92,406 
22.Other Professional Services868.51 1,186,366 468,363 
23.Pharmacy Personnel2,309.56   
24.Case Managers3,502.27 3,058,942  
25.Patient/Community Education Specialists2,131.26 1,512,480  
26.Outreach Workers1,951.10   
27.Transportation Staff412.94   
27a.Eligibility Assistance Workers1,700.67   
27b.Interpretation Staff637.13   
28.Other Enabling Services659.36   
29.Total Enabling Services (Sum lines 24-28)10,994.72 4,571,422 1,684,313 
29a.Other Programs/Services3,344.14   
30a.Management and Support Staff11,513.26   
30b.Fiscal and Billing Staff8,085.43   
30c.IT Staff1,518.55   
30.Total Administrative Staff (Sum lines 30a-30c)21,117.24   
31.Facility Staff2,903.72   
32.Patient Support Staff20,334.61   
33.Total Administrative & Facility (Sum lines 30-32)44,355.58   
34.Grand Total (Sum lines 15+19+20+21+22+23+29+29a+33)113,059.34 66,924,192  


Visits are shown only for personnel that generate reportable VisitsDate Requested: 10/28/2009
Subtotals may differ from the sum of cells due to rounding

 

Table 5: Staffing and Utilization

PERSONNEL BY MAJOR SERVICE CATEGORY FTEsVisits
% Group% Total% Group% Total
1.Family Physicians10.1% 3.5% 30.4% 22.7% 
2.General Practitioners0.9% 0.3% 2.6% 2.0% 
3.Internists3.7% 1.3% 11.0% 8.2% 
4.Obstetrician/Gynecologists2.0% 0.7% 5.8% 4.3% 
5.Pediatricians4.0% 1.4% 12.5% 9.3% 
7.Other Specialty Physicians0.7% 0.2% 1.7% 1.3% 
8.Total Physicians (Sum lines 1-7)21.3% 7.5% 64.0% 47.7% 
9a.Nurse Practitioners7.5% 2.6% 16.7% 12.4% 
9b.Physician Assistants4.3% 1.5% 10.6% 7.9% 
10.Certified Nurse Midwives1.1% 0.4% 2.2% 1.7% 
10a.Total Mid-Levels (Sum lines 9a-10)12.9% 4.5% 29.6% 22.0% 
11.Nurses24.7% 8.7% 6.4% 4.8% 
12.Other Medical Personnel34.7% 12.2%   
13.Laboratory Personnel4.8% 1.7%   
14.X-Ray Personnel1.6% 0.6%   
15.Total Medical (Sum lines 8+10a through 14)100.0% 35.1% 100.0% 74.5% 
16.Dentists30.6% 2.0% 83.6% 9.2% 
17.Dental Hygienists11.9% 0.8% 16.4% 1.8% 
18.Dental Assistance,Aides,Techs57.6% 3.8%   
19.Total Dental Services (Sum lines 16-18)100.0% 6.7% 100.0% 11.0% 
20a.Psychiatrists9.4% 0.3% 24.7% 1.1% 
20a1.Licensed Clinical Psychologists8.8% 0.2% 9.5% 0.4% 
20a2.Licensed Clinical Social Workers27.8% 0.8% 23.7% 1.1% 
20b.Other Licensed Mental Health Providers24.6% 0.7% 24.8% 1.1% 
20c.Other Mental Health Staff29.4% 0.8% 17.3% 0.8% 
20.Mental Health (Sum lines 20a-c)100.0% 2.8% 100.0% 4.6% 
21.Substance Abuse Services100.0% 0.7% 100.0% 1.4% 
22.Other Professional Services100.0% 0.8% 100.0% 1.8% 
23.Pharmacy Personnel100.0% 2.0%   
24.Case Managers31.9% 3.1% 66.9% 4.6% 
25.Patient/Community Education Specialists19.4% 1.9% 33.1% 2.3% 
26.Outreach Workers17.7% 1.7%   
27.Transportation Staff3.8% 0.4%   
27a.Eligibility Assistance Workers15.5% 1.5%   
27b.Interpretation Staff5.8% 0.6%   
28.Other Enabling Services6.0% 0.6%   
29.Total Enabling Services (Sum lines 24-28)100.0% 9.7% 100.0% 6.8% 
29a.Other Programs/Services100.0% 3.0%   


Visits are shown only for personnel that generate reportable Visits
Subtotals may differ from the sum of cells due to rounding
Percents may not equal 100% due to rounding 

 

Table 5: Staffing and Utilization

 
 
PERSONNEL BY MAJOR SERVICE CATEGORYFTEsVisits
% Group% Total% Group% Total
30a.Management and Support Staff26.0% 10.2%   
30b.Fiscal and Billing Staff18.2% 7.2%   
30c.IT Staff3.4% 1.3%   
30.Total Administrative Staff (Sum lines 30a-30c)47.6% 18.7%   
31.Facility Staff6.5% 2.6%   
32.Patient Support Staff45.8% 18.0%   
33.Total Administrative & Facility (Sum lines 30-32)100.0% 39.2%   
34.Grand Total (Sum lines 15+19+20+21+22+23+29+29a+33) 100.0%  100.0%