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- Despite a 24% increase in Mississippi primary care physicians during the 1980s, rural areas of the state continue to be underserved with 39 of 82 counties classified as health manpower shortage areas for primary medical care.
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All or part of the 82 counties in Mississippi are deemed medically underserved. Mississippi has 31 critical access hospitals and seven counties in the state with no hospital. 51.2% of the counties in Mississippi are maternity care deserts, defined as a county without access to an obstetric provider.
Aug 24, 2023 · Ideally, the programs would help close the state’s health care gap — half of all Mississippians live in medically underserved counties, according to a 2021 assessment from the state Health Department. Eighty of Mississippi’s 82 counties are federally classified as Health Professional Shortage Areas in either primary or dental care.
Mar 4, 2021 · Areas shaded on this map are considered medically-underserved by the HRSA. Many counties in the Delta and Appalachian regions have held this designation for years – some of them for decades. Hover over any shaded county to see when it was designated a medically-underserved community.
- Jamie Grey
Apr 24, 2020 · These 9 counties lay entirely within either HHS Region 4 (Alabama, 2 counties; Georgia, 1 county; Mississippi, 4 counties) or Region 6 (New Mexico, 1 county; Texas, 1 county), roughly the southeastern and south central United States, respectively.
- Robin A. Streeter, John E. Snyder, Hayden Kepley, Anne L. Stahl, Tiandong Li, Michelle M. Washko
- 10.1371/journal.pone.0231443
- 2020
- PLoS One. 2020; 15(4): e0231443.
Aug 23, 2019 · Jackson is the only major metro area within the Central Mississippi Service Area and is the medical hub for the other counties. Other areas within Hinds County and throughout the Central Mississippi Service Area are designated as Medically Underserved Areas and/or Health Professional Shortage Areas.
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By comparison, 54% of Mississippi’s population is rural. More than half of our doctors practice in four urban areas and all or part of our 82 counties are considered to be medically underserved. The rural nature of our state contributes to an uneven distribution of health care resources and impacts the level of health of our residents.
All counties or portions of counties in the grant are designated as Medically Underserved Areas. The 2012 DLT grant expanded the EMS equipment and capabilities to Calhoun, Claiborne, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Montgomery, Monroe, Noxubee, Perry, Quitman, Sunflower, Walthall, and Yazoo Counties.
