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Border County Health Workforce Profiles: Texas
 

Non-Physician Clinicians

Physician Assistants

In 2003, there were 2,125 active physician assistants (PAs) licensed to practice in Texas, for a ratio of 9.6 PAs for every 100,000 Texas residents (Table 37).

Sources:  Border States includes data from Arizona Medical Board (2004), California Department of Consumer Affairs (2004), New Mexico Health Policy Commission (2003), and Texas State Board of Medical Examiners (2003); U.S. from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions (2000).

 

Physician Assistant to Population Ratios in Texas, 2003 The number of physician assistants per 100,000 population in the Texas Border Counties (counties within 62 miles from the Border) was 7.4. In the Texas counties within 100 miles of the Border there were 8.8 physician assistants per 100,000 population. Statewide, there were 9.6 physician assistants in Texas in 2003. There were 12.9 physician assistants in the Border States and 14.8 physician assistants per 100,000 population, Nationwide. Data for the Border States were for 2003 and 2004; ratio for U.S. reflects number of physician assistants in 2000.

  • There were 167 physician assistants per 100,000 population in Texas counties within 62 miles of the U.S.-Mexico Border .  This was 7.4 PAs per 100,000 population living in the Texas Border Counties.  The PA ratio for these counties was lower than the State ratio of 9.6 per 100,000, the Border States ratio of 12.9, and the U.S. ratio of 14.8 PAs per 100,000 population.  There were twice as many PAs at the national level than there were in the Texas Border Counties .
  • There were 385 physician assistants in the Texas counties within 100 miles of the U.S.-Mexico Border .  This was 8.8 PAs per 100,000 population.  There were 1.7 times as many PAs at the national level than there were in the Texas counties within 100 miles of the U.S.-Mexico Border .
  • Physician assistants in the Texas Border Counties were primarily Non-Hispanic White (49 percent) and Hispanic/Latino(a) (44 percent).  The Texas counties within 100 miles of the U.S.-Mexico Border were primarily Non-Hispanic White (61 percent), with 31 percent of PAs reported as Hispanic/Latino(a).  Non-Hispanic Whites accounted for the majority of PAs in Texas (79 percent) and each of its geographic areas (Table 38).
  • While 15.6 percent of PAs in the Texas Border Counties were approaching retirement age (ages 55 and over) in 2003, 11.6 percent of PAs in Texas fell into this age group (Table 39).
  • Over half of PAs in the Texas Border Counties were male (59 percent).  Statewide, however, 51 percent of the PAs were female (Table 51).

Nurse Practitioners

In 2003, there were 3,492 active nurse practitioners licensed to practice in Texas, for a ratio of 15.8 nurse practitioners for every 100,000 Texas residents (Table 41).

Sources:  Border States includes data from Arizona State Board of Nursing (2004), California Department of Consumer Affairs (2004), New Mexico Health Policy Commission (2003), and Texas Board of Nurse Examiners (2003); U.S. from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions (2000).

 

Nurse Practitioner to Population Ratios in Texas, 2003 The number of nurse practitioners per 100,000 population in the Texas Border Counties (counties within 62 miles from the Border) was 9.7. In the Texas counties within 100 miles of the Border there were 12.5 nurse practitioners per 100,000 population. Statewide, there were 15.8 nurse practitioners in Texas in 2003. There were 38.4 nurse practitioners in the Border States and 27.6 nurse practitioners per 100,000 population, Nationwide. Data for the Border States were for 2003 and 2004; ratio for U.S. reflects number of nurse practitioners in 2000.

  • There were 221 nurse practitioners in the Texas counties within 62 miles of the U.S.-Mexico Border .  This was 9.7 nurse practitioners per 100,000 population for residents living in the Texas Border Counties.  The nurse practitioner to population ratio was somewhat lower in these counties than the State ratio of 15.8, but much lower than the Border States ratio of 38 per 100,000 and the U.S. ratio of 28 per 100,000.  There were 2.8 times as many nurse practitioners at the national level than there were in the Texas Border Counties .
  • There were 545 nurse practitioners in Texas counties within 100 miles of the U.S.-Mexico Border .  This was 12.5 nurse practitioners per 100,000 population.  There were 2.2 times as many nurse practitioners at the national level than there were in the Texas counties within 100 miles of the U.S.-Mexico Border .
  • Nurse practitioners in the Texas Border Counties were primarily Non-Hispanic White (55 percent), with 40 percent reported as Hispanic/Latino(a) (Table 42).  In the Texas counties within 100 miles of the U.S.-Mexico Border , nurse practitioners were primarily Non-Hispanic White (68 percent), with 26 percent reported as Hispanic/Latino(a).  Non-Hispanic Whites accounted for the majority of nurse practitioners in Texas (85 percent) and each of its geographic areas.
  • Across Texas, in 2003, the highest proportions of nurse practitioners were between the ages of 45 and 54 (Table 43):  40 percent in the Border counties and counties more than 300 miles from the U.S.-Mexico Border, 46 percent in the counties between 62 and 300 miles from the U.S.-Mexico Border .
  • In the Texas Border Counties, 13.6 percent of nurse practitioners were male compared to 11.0 in the counties within 100 miles of the U.S.-Mexico Border , and 7.4 percent statewide (Table 44).

 

Nurse Midwives

There were 238 active nurse midwives licensed to practice in Texas in 2003, for a ratio of 1.1 nurse midwives for every 100,000 Texas residents (Table 46).

Sources:  Border States includes data from Arizona State Board of Nursing (2004), California Department of Consumer Affairs (2004), Public Health Division, New Mexico Department of Health (2004), and Texas Board of Nurse Examiners (2003); U.S. from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions (2000).

Nurse Midwife to Population Ratios in Texas, 2003 The number of nurse midwives per 100,000 population in the Texas Border Counties (counties within 62 miles from the Border) was 1.5. In the Texas counties within 100 miles of the Border there were 1.0 nurse midwives per 100,000 population. Statewide, there were 1.1 nurse midwives in Texas in 2003. There were 3.3 nurse midwives in the Border States and 2.8 nurse midwives per 100,000 population, Nationwide. Data for the Border States were for 2003 and 2004; ratio for U.S. reflects number of nurse midwives in 2000.

  • There were 34 nurse midwives in the Texas counties within 62 miles of the U.S.-Mexico Border .  This was 1.5 nurse midwives per 100,000 population for residents living in the Texas Border Counties.  The ratio in the Texas Border Counties was similar to the State ratio (1.1 nurse midwives per 100,000 population).  In both cases, the Texas Border Counties and State ratios for nurse midwives in Texas were lower than the Border States ratio of 3.3 and the U.S. ratio of 2.8.  There were 1.9 times as many nurse midwives at the national level than there were in the Texas Border Counties .
  • There were 45 nurse midwives in the Texas counties within 100 miles of the U.S.-Mexico Border .  This was 1.0 nurse midwife per 100,000 population.  There were 2.8 times as many nurses midwives at the national level than there were in the Texas counties within 100 miles of the U.S.-Mexico Border .
  • Nurse midwives in the Texas Border Counties were primarily Non-Hispanic White (85 percent), with 8.8 percent reported as Hispanic/Latino(a) (Table 47).  Nurse midwives in the Texas counties within 100 miles of the U.S.-Mexico Border were primarily Non-Hispanic White (87 percent), with 8.9 percent reported as Hispanic/Latino(a).  Non-Hispanic Whites accounted for the majority of nurse midwives in Texas (91 percent) and each of its geographic areas.
  • While 38 percent of nurse midwives in the Texas Border Counties were approaching retirement age (ages 55 and over) in 2003, 16.8 percent of the State's nurse midwives were eligible for retirement within the next 10 years (Table 48).
  • In 2003, females accounted for nearly 100 percent of nurse midwives in Texas (Table 49).

Nurse Anesthetists

In 2003, there were 1,515 active nurse anesthetists licensed to practice in Texas, for a ratio of 6.9 nurse anesthetists for every 100,000 Texas residents (Table 51).

Sources:  Border States includes data from Arizona State Board of Nursing (2004), California Department of Consumer Affairs (2004), New Mexico Health Policy Commission (2003), and Texas Board of Nurse Examiners (2003); U.S. from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions (2000).

 

Nurse Anesthetist to Population Ratios in Texas, 2003 The number of nurse anesthetists per 100,000 population in the Texas Border Counties (counties within 62 miles from the Border) was 4.6. In the Texas counties within 100 miles of the Border there were 4.4 nurse anesthetists per 100,000 population. Statewide, there were 6.9 nurse anesthetists in Texas in 2003. There were 4.5 nurse anesthetists in the Border States and 9.1 nurse anesthetists per 100,000 population, Nationwide. Data for the Border States were for 2003 and 2004; ratio for U.S. reflects number of nurse anesthetists in 2000.
There were 105 nurse anesthetists in the Texas counties within 62 miles of the U.S.-Mexico Border .  This was 4.6 nurse anesthetists per 100,000 population for residents living in the Texas Border Counties.  This ratio was lower than the State ratio of 6.9 and the U.S. ratio of 9.1.  However, the Texas Border Counties ratio was similar to the Border States ratio of 4.5 nurse anesthetists per 100,000 population.  There were twice as many nurse anesthetists at the national level than in the Texas Border Counties.

  • There were 190 nurse anesthetists in the Texas counties within 100 miles of the U.S.-Mexico Border .  This was 4.4 nurse anesthetists per 100,000 population.  There were 2.1 times as many nurse anesthetists at the national level than in the Texas counties within 100 miles of the U.S.-Mexico Border .
  • Nurse anesthetists in the Texas Border Counties were primarily Non-Hispanic White (74 percent), with only 13.3 percent of nurse anesthetists reported as Hispanic/Latino(a) (Table 52).  Nurse anesthetists in the Texas counties within 100 miles of the U.S.-Mexico Border were primarily Non-Hispanic White (84 percent), with 8.9 percent reported as Hispanic/Latino(a).  Non-Hispanic Whites accounted for the majority of nurse anesthetists in Texas (91 percent) and each of its geographic areas.
  • While 32 percent of nurse anesthetists in the Texas Border Counties were approaching retirement age (ages 55 and over) in 2003, 27 percent of the State's nurse anesthetists were eligible for retirement within the next 10 years (Table 53).
  • While the majority of nurse anesthetists were male in the Texas Border Counties (58 percent) and the counties within 100 miles from the U.S.-Mexico Border (53 percent), females accounted for the majority of the workforce in other regions of the State (Table 54).
  • Statewide, 94 percent of nurse anesthetists reported that they worked full-time (Table 55) compared to 85 percent of registered nurses in Texas (Table 36).