| 75 |
157.0 |
Index |
4.2.7 |
4.0 |
HD |
Healthcare Delivery |
11.0 |
HPS |
Hospital and Physician Services |
Hospital and physician services refers to care for a patient who is formally admitted (or “hospitalized”) to an institution for treatment and/or care and stays for a minimum of one night in the hospital or other institution. |
M160 |
Number of physicians and surgeons per 100,000 population in the state |
Physicians and surgeons are important components of the workforce needed to diagnose and treat injuries and illnesses associated with mass casualty events and disease outbreaks. The size of the workforce is one indication of a state’s ability to surge (i.e., ramp up) the number of licensed professionals who provide rapid care during and after an emergency event. |
ACS 1-Year Estimates |
U.S. Census, American Community Survey |
2012—2017 |
The measure does not consider mutual aid plans that may be in place for healthcare facilities to supplement the number of available physicians and surgeons in the event of an emergency. Also, BLS and other national data sources on physician supply have been shown to undercount certain types of physicians, and may differ considerably from the estimates available from state medical licensing boards. Since the measurement undercounting in the BLS data are expected to be relatively consistent across states, they should not cause significant bias in the Index state and national results. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) produces occupational estimates by surveying a sample of non-farm establishments. As such, estimates produced through the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program are subject to sampling error. |