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Border County Health Workforce Profiles: Texas

 

Health Care Infrastructure Tables

 

Table 63

Nursing Home Bed Ratios, 2004 [143]

Geographic Area

Average Certified Beds

Certified Beds, Entire Pop.

Certified Beds, Ages 65+

Per Facility

Per 10,000

Border States

98.1

39.7

374.7

Texas

99.9

50.8

515.4

Texas Border Region

More than 300 miles from Border

101.1

61.2

595.0

62-300 miles

99.2

49.6

515.9

Within 62 miles

100.7

28.2

280.3

           Within 100 miles*

102.1

36.6

348.6

Number of Facilities

Number of Beds

Border States

2,675

262,313

262,313

Texas

1,143

114,237

114,237

Texas Border Region

More than 300 miles from Border

400

40,431

40,431

62-300 miles

678

67,261

67,261

Within 62 miles

65

6,545

6,545

          Within 100 miles*

159

16,234

16,234

* The "Within 100 miles" Border area has been added for the State of Texas because the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Planning Office designate counties within this area as "Border Counties".


Table 64

Hospital Bed Ratios, 2004 [144]

Geographic Area

Average Licensed Beds

Licensed Beds**

Per Facility

Per 10,000

Texas

129.1

34.9

Texas Border Region

More than 300 miles from Border

120.8

35.5

62-300 miles

135.1

36.1

Within 62 miles

118.0

26.9

Within 100 miles*

138.0

34.5

Number of Hospitals

Number of Beds

Texas

609

78,599

Texas Border Region

More than 300 miles from Border

194

23,427

62-300 miles

362

48,920

Within 62 miles

53

6,252

Within 100 miles*

111

15,320

** Number of licensed beds not reported for nine hospitals.

* The "Within 100 miles" Border area has been added for the State of Texas because the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Planning Office designate counties within this area as "Border Counties".


Table 65

Population in Primary Care Health Professions Shortage Areas by Type, 2000

Geographic Area

Single County

Partial County

Total

Percent of Total Population

Texas [145]

        20.3

        12.7

        33.0

Texas Border Region

More than 300 miles from Border

        23.1

        6.5

      29.6

62-300 miles

13.6

15.5

29.1

Within 62 miles

51.8

14.1

65.9

Within 100 miles*

       32.0

20.8

       52.8

HPSA Population

Texas

  4,260,887

  2,658,708

  6,919,595

Texas Border Region

More than 300 miles from Border

  1,433,927

     403,208

  1,837,135

62-300 miles

1,721,554

1,955,143

3,676,697

Within 62 miles

1,105,406

300,357

1,405,763

Within 100 miles*

  1,324,224

860,109

2,184,333

* The "Within 100 miles" Border area has been added for the State of Texas because the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Planning Office designate counties within this area as "Border Counties".


Table 66

Population in Dental Health Professions Shortage Areas by Type, 2000

Geographic Area

Single County

Partial County

Total

Percent of Total Population

Texas [146]

        17.3

        6.8

      24.1

Texas Border Region

More than 300 miles from Border

17.9

      3.0

20.9

62-300 miles

11.4

8.4

19.8

Within 62 miles

50.0

9.0

59.0

Within 100 miles*

28.6

  17.3

45.9

HPSA Population

Texas

  3,615,717

  1,432,933

5,048,650

Texas Border Region

More than 300 miles from Border

  1,111,820

     185,418

  1,297,238

62-300 miles

1,436,066

1,054,288

2,490,354

Within 62 miles

1,067,831

193,227

1,261,058

Within 100 miles*

1,185,089

     715,139

1,900,228

* The "Within 100 miles" Border area has been added for the State of Texas because the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Planning Office designate counties within this area as "Border Counties".

 

Table 67

Population in Mental Health Professions Shortage Areas by Area, 2000

Geographic Area

Single County

Partial County

Total

Percent of Total Population

Texas [147]

        26.5

          1.9

        28.4

Texas Border Region

More than 300 miles from Border

28.9

         0.4

        29.3

62-300 miles

21.3

3.0

24.3

Within 62 miles

50.4

             -  

50.4

Within 100 miles*

     31.4

            -  

       31.4

HPSA Population

Texas

  5,555,147

     400,937

5,956,084

Texas Border Region

More than 300 miles from Border

  1,793,337

      24,132

  1,817,469

62-300 miles

2,685,842

    376,805

3,062,647

Within 62 miles

1,075,968

             0  

1,075,968

Within 100 miles*

1,299,113

             0  

1,299,113

- Proportion cannot be calculated for cells with zero cases.

* The "Within 100 miles" Border area has been added for the State of Texas because the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Planning Office designate counties within this area as "Border Counties".