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2012 | Franklin, Louisiana | Primary care physicians
Summary Information
| Range in Louisiana (Min-Max): |
5,128:1-451:1 |
| Overall in Louisiana: | 863:1 |
| National Benchmark: | 631:1 (90th percentile) |
Ranking Methodology
| Summary Measure: | Health Factors - Clinical Care (Access to Care) |
| Weight in Health Factors: | 5% |
| Years of Data Used: | 2009 |
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| The counties are shaded with lighter counties having a better rank. Gray counties are not reported (NR). |
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What It Is:
Primary care physicians include practicing physicians specializing in general practice medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics/gynecology. The measure represents the population per one provider.
Where It Comes From:
The data on primary care physicians were obtained from the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Area Resource File (ARF). The ARF data on practicing physicians come from the AMA Master File , and the population estimates are from the U.S. Census Bureau’s population estimates.
Reason for Ranking:
Having access to care requires not only having financial coverage but also access to providers. While high rates of specialist physicians has been shown to be associated with higher, and perhaps unnecessary, utilization, having sufficient availability of primary care physicians is essential so that people can get preventive and primary care, and when needed, referrals to appropriate specialty care.
| Table ↓ | |
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| # Primary Care Physicians | Number of primary care physicians (PCP) in patient care |
| PCP Ratio | Population to Primary Care Physicians ratio |
| Z-Score | (Measure - Average of LA counties)/(Standard Deviation) |
| Place | # Primary Care Physicians | PCP Ratio | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia | 39 | 1,537:1 | 0.24 |
| Allen | 20 | 1,287:1 | -0.04 |
| Ascension | 73 | 1,404:1 | 0.11 |
| Assumption | 11 | 2,093:1 | 0.64 |
| Avoyelles | 34 | 1,251:1 | -0.09 |
| Beauregard | 27 | 1,300:1 | -0.02 |
| Bienville | 3 | 4,910:1 | 1.26 |
| Bossier | 85 | 1,298:1 | -0.03 |
| Caddo | 560 | 451:1 | -3.31 |
| Calcasieu | 224 | 830:1 | -1.02 |
| Caldwell | 6 | 1,737:1 | 0.41 |
| Cameron | 0.00 | ||
| Catahoula | 6 | 1,759:1 | 0.43 |
| Claiborne | 10 | 1,628:1 | 0.33 |
| Concordia | 13 | 1,456:1 | 0.16 |
| De Soto | 7 | 3,783:1 | 1.12 |
| East Baton Rouge | 631 | 683:1 | -1.60 |
| East Carroll | 4 | 2,035:1 | 0.61 |
| East Feliciana | 12 | 1,747:1 | 0.42 |
| Evangeline | 27 | 1,313:1 | -0.01 |
| Franklin | 9 | 2,217:1 | 0.70 |
| Grant | 4 | 4,994:1 | 1.27 |
| Iberia | 71 | 1,057:1 | -0.43 |
| Iberville | 25 | 1,316:1 | -0.00 |
| Jackson | 5 | 3,031:1 | 0.97 |
| Jefferson | 661 | 673:1 | -1.66 |
| Jefferson Davis | 26 | 1,196:1 | -0.18 |
| La Salle | 15 | 934:1 | -0.71 |
| Lafayette | 380 | 546:1 | -2.44 |
| Lafourche | 85 | 1,101:1 | -0.34 |
| Lincoln | 41 | 1,044:1 | -0.45 |
| Livingston | 39 | 3,105:1 | 0.99 |
| Madison | 8 | 1,467:1 | 0.18 |
| Morehouse | 23 | 1,236:1 | -0.12 |
| Natchitoches | 39 | 1,001:1 | -0.55 |
| Orleans | 640 | 526:1 | -2.60 |
| Ouachita | 226 | 665:1 | -1.69 |
| Plaquemines | 7 | 3,020:1 | 0.97 |
| Pointe Coupee | 17 | 1,326:1 | 0.01 |
| Rapides | 185 | 721:1 | -1.43 |
| Red River | 4 | 2,265:1 | 0.72 |
| Richland | 26 | 788:1 | -1.16 |
| Sabine | 9 | 2,634:1 | 0.86 |
| St. Bernard | 9 | 4,185:1 | 1.18 |
| St. Charles | 17 | 3,036:1 | 0.98 |
| St. Helena | 6 | 1,760:1 | 0.43 |
| St. James | 21 | 1,004:1 | -0.54 |
| St. John the Baptist | 26 | 1,825:1 | 0.48 |
| St. Landry | 94 | 978:1 | -0.60 |
| St. Martin | 13 | 4,009:1 | 1.16 |
| St. Mary | 56 | 911:1 | -0.77 |
| St. Tammany | 262 | 876:1 | -0.87 |
| Tangipahoa | 90 | 1,305:1 | -0.02 |
| Tensas | 0.00 | ||
| Terrebonne | 80 | 1,365:1 | 0.06 |
| Union | 5 | 4,533:1 | 1.22 |
| Vermilion | 25 | 2,243:1 | 0.71 |
| Vernon | 27 | 1,661:1 | 0.36 |
| Washington | 26 | 1,752:1 | 0.43 |
| Webster | 41 | 991:1 | -0.57 |
| West Baton Rouge | 8 | 2,829:1 | 0.92 |
| West Carroll | 3 | 3,794:1 | 1.12 |
| West Feliciana | 8 | 1,899:1 | 0.53 |
| Winn | 3 | 5,128:1 | 1.28 |
