Physician
Assistants
In 2004, there were 3,106 active physician
assistants (PAs) licensed to practice
in Florida for a ratio of 17.9 PAs for
every 100,000 Florida residents (Table
34).
Sources: Medical Quality Assurance, Florida
Department of Health (2004); 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).
- The PA ratio for Florida was higher
than the Border States ratio of 12.9
and the U.S. ratio of 14.8 PAs per 100,000
population.
- Physician assistants in Florida were
primarily Non-Hispanic White (72 percent),
with only 5.6 percent of physicians
reported as Black/African-American,
and 16.8 percent reported as Hispanic/Latino(a)
(Table 35).
- The average age of PAs in Florida
was 41.5. While 31 percent of PAs in
Florida were less than 35 years of age
in 2004, 11.8 percent (ages 55 and over)
were approaching retirement (Table 36).
- Fifty-one percent of PAs in Florida
were male (Table 37).
Nurse
Practitioners
In 2004, there were 2,136 active nurse
practitioners licensed to practice in
Florida, for a ratio of 12.3 nurse practitioners
for every 100,000 Florida residents (Table
38).
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 Florida ratio was much lower than
the Border States ratio of 38 per 100,000
and the U.S. ratio of 28 per 100,000
population.
- There were 2.2 times as many nurse
practitioners at the national level
than there were in the State of Florida.
- Nurse practitioners in Florida were
primarily Non-Hispanic White (89 percent),
with only 4.1 percent of nurse practitioners
reported as Black/African-American,
and 2.6 percent reported as Hispanic/Latino(a)
(Table 39).
- The average age of nurse practitioners
in Florida was 46.9. Nineteen percent
of nurse practitioners in Florida were
approaching retirement age (ages 55
and over) in 2004 (Table 40).
- In Florida, 7.0 percent of nurse
practitioners were male (Table 41).
Nurse
Midwives
In 2004, there were 314 active nurse
midwives licensed to practice in Florida,
for a ratio of 1.8 nurse midwives for
every 100,000 Florida residents (Table
42).
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), 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).
- The ratio in Florida was lower than
the Border States and U.S. ratios of
3.3 per 100,000 and 2.8 per 100,000
population, respectively.
- There were 1.6 times as many nurse
midwives at the national level than
there were in Florida.
- Nurse midwives in Florida were primarily
Non-Hispanic White (86 percent), with
9.6 percent of midwives reported as
Black/African-American, and 3.1 percent
reported as Hispanic/Latino(a) (Table
43).
- The average age of nurse midwives
in Florida was 49.1. Twenty-eight percent
of nurse midwives in Florida were approaching
retirement age (ages 55 and over) in
2004 (Table 44).
- Females accounted for 99 percent of
nurse midwives in Florida (Table 45).
Nurse
Anesthetists
In 2004, there were 723 active nurse
anesthetists licensed to practice in Florida,
for a ratio of 4.2 nurse anesthetists
for every 100,000 Florida residents (Table
46).
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 Florida ratio was similar to the
Border States ratio of 4.5 nurse anesthetists
per 100,000 population, but was much
lower than the U.S. ratio of 9.1.
- There were 2.2 times as many nurse
anesthetists at the national level than
there were in Florida.
- Nurse anesthetists in Florida were
primarily Non-Hispanic White (89 percent),
with 3.8 percent of nurse anesthetists
reported as Black/African-American,
and 4.0 percent reported as Hispanic/Latino(a)
(Table 47).
- The average age of nurse anesthetists
in Florida was 48.4. Twenty-six percent
of nurse anesthetists in Florida were
approaching retirement age (ages 55
and over) in 2004 (Table 48).
- In Florida, the majority (58 percent)
of nurse anesthetists are female (Table
49).
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