San
Jacinto County
Low Income Primary Care Access
Summary
of Information:
Low
Income Population: 10,373 (at or
below 200% FPL, 1998)
Total
practicing primary care physicians: 2
Regular
full time equivalency: 1.2
Full
time equivalents serving the low-income population: .2
Ratio
of low-income population to low-income FTE:
51,865:1
Considered
a shortage of providers: Yes,
currently designated
as
whole-county HPSA.
Physicians
accepting new patients: 100%
Physicians
accepting new patients who have Medicaid coverage: 100%
Physicians
who can provide interpretation for non-English speaking patients: 50%
Languages
interpreted: Spanish
What
are the barriers to health care for people in your county?
“Transportation. We need specialists here.”
“No
ambulance in our town.”