Physicians,
Dentists, and Registered Nurses
Physicians
In 2004, there were 39,860 active physicians
licensed to practice in Florida for a
ratio of 229 physicians for every 100,000
Florida residents (Table 21).
Sources: Medical Quality Assurance, Florida
Department of Health (2004); Border States
includes data from Arizona Medical Board
(2004), and Arizona Board of Osteopathic
Examiners in Medicine and Surgery (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).
- The physician to population ratio
in Florida was similar to the Border
States ratio of 219 per 100,000 and
lower than the U.S. ratio of 278 per
100,000 population.
- Physicians in Florida were primarily
Non-Hispanic White (69 percent), with
only 3.9 percent of physicians reported
as Black/African-American, and 13.3
percent reported as Hispanic/Latino(a)
(Table 22).
- The average age of physicians in
Florida was 50.0. Thirty-two percent
of physicians in Florida were approaching
retirement age (ages 55 and over) in
2004 (Table 23).
- Seventy-nine percent of physicians
in the State of Florida were male (Table
24).
- There were 69 primary care physicians
per 100,000 population in Florida. There
were 1.3 specialty physicians for every
primary care physician in the State
(Table 25).
Dentists
In 2004, there were 8,651 active dentists
licensed to practice in Florida for a
ratio of 50 dentists for every 100,000
Florida residents (Table 26).
Sources: Medical Quality Assurance, Florida
Department of Health (2004); Border States
includes data from Arizona State Board
of Dental Examiners (2004), California
Department of Consumer Affairs (2004),
New Mexico Health Policy Commission (2003),
and Texas State Board of Dental Examiners
(2003); U.S. from U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, Health Resources and
Services Administration, Bureau of Health
Professions (2000).
- The dentist to population ratio in
Florida was lower than both the Border
States ratio of 65 per 100,000 and the
U.S. ratio of 61 per 100,000 poulation.
- Dentists in Florida were primarily
Non-Hispanic White (76 percent), with
only 2.4 percent of dentists reported
as Black/African-American, and 14.0
percent reported as Hispanic/Latino(a)
(Table 27).
- The average age of dentists in Florida
was 48.9. Thirty-two percent of dentists
in Florida were approaching retirement
age (ages 55 and over) in 2004 (Table
28).
- Eighty percent of dentists in Florida
were male (Table 29).
Registered
Nurses
In 2004, there were 163,360 active registered
nurses (RNs) licensed to practice in Florida
for a ratio of 939 nurses for every 100,000
Florida residents (Table 30).
Sources: Medical Quality Assurance, Florida
Department of Health (2004); 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).
- The RN to population ratio for Florida
was higher than both the Border States
ratio of 692 per 100,000 and the U.S.
ratio of 782 per 100,000 population.
- Registered nurses in Florida were
primarily Non-Hispanic White (78 percent),
with only 10.0 percent of nurses reported
as Black/African-American, and 5.3 percent
reported as Hispanic/Latino(a) (Table
31). Nationally, 86 percent of RNs were
Non-Hispanic White, 5.1 percent were
Black/African-American, and 2.2 percent
were Hispanic/Latino(a).[36]
- The average age of RNs in Florida
was 47.2. Twenty-six percent of RNs
in Florida were approaching retirement
age (ages 55 and over) in 2004 (Table
32). Nationally, it was estimated that
14 percent of RNs were in these age
brackets.[36]
- In Florida, 9.1 percent of RNs statewide
were male (Table 33). This compared
to 5.9 percent of nurses nationally.[36]
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