Jasper County

Low Income Primary Care Access

Summary of Information:

Low Income Population: 15,071 (at or below 200% FPL, 1998)

Regular full time equivalency: 21.1

Full time equivalents serving the low-income population: 7.0

Ratio of low-income population to low-income FTE: 2,153:1

Considered a shortage of providers: No

Physicians accepting new patients: 100%

Physicians accepting new patients who have Medicaid coverage: 76%

Physicians who can provide interpretation for non-English speaking patients: 52%

Languages: Spanish

*Surveys completed 2/00

Community Input:

Dickerson Memorial Hospital reopened earlier this year so Jasper County now has two hospitals in an area that may be unable to support two institutions. The Jasper/Newton County Health District has had an almost complete turnover in management in January 2001. The Health District offers services in multiple counties. Jasper is the hub of the East Texas Health Access Network, which is comprised of Jasper, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine, and Tyler counties.

Prepared by Community Health Provider Resources, Texas Department of Health, as part of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation East Texas Rural Access Program; Spring 2001