HEALTH CARE SNAPSHOT
Local health care data and information
COMPILED BY JARRETT WHITENER
WORKFORCE BY COUNTY
PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS, 2022 Profession count
Per 100,000 residents
County rank statewide
Between Bexar, Guadalupe and Comal counties, Bexar County ranks the highest when comparing workforce data for primary care physicians and licensed psychologists.
45
1,774
81.6
127
77
42.9
BEXAR COUNTY
63
104
66.2
GUADALUPE COUNTY COMAL COUNTY
LICENSED PSYCHOLOGISTS, 2022 Profession count
10
35
Per 100,000 residents
County rank statewide
10
11
22.4
487
93
6
3.3
35
1604
N
33
20
12.7
SOURCES: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH PROFESSIONS RESOURCE CENTER COMMUNITY IMPACT
HOW HEALTHY IS YOUR COUNTY?
These rankings of all counties statewide are updated annually but include data from previous years. The factors listed are not comprehensive.
HEALTH OUTCOMES INCLUDE: HEALTH FACTORS INCLUDE: Length of life
2023 STATEWIDE HEALTH CARE RANKINGS OUT OF 244 RANKED COUNTIES
Quality of life • Poor mental and physical health days reported
HEALTH OUTCOMES
38 51 92
18 17 35
19 11 12
Length of life Overall Quality of life
Health behaviors
Socioeconomic factors
• Smoking and excessive drinking • Obesity • Physical activity • Alcohol-impaired driving deaths • Sexually transmitted infections • Teen births
• Educational attainment levels • Children in poverty • Income inequality • Violent crimes
HEALTH FACTORS
28 43 20 80
33 25 49
8 9
Overall
Health behaviors
10 10
Socioeconomic Physical environment Clinical care
Clinical care
Physical environment factors
18
• Health insurance coverage • Number of physicians, dentists, mental health providers • Preventable hospital stays • Flu vaccinations
• Air pollution • Drinking water violations • Housing problems • Long commutes
183
113
189
SOURCES: ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN POPULATION HEALTH INSTITUTE, COUNTYHEALTHRANKINGS.ORG COMMUNITY IMPACT
EMPLOYMENT TRENDS Since September 2020, Bexar and Comal counties have had an increase in health care employment, while Guadalupe County has had a decrease.
HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT
SAN ANTONIO NEW BRAUNFELS METRO MAY 2022 OCCUPATION ESTIMATES
Sept. 2020 Sept. 2021
Sept. 2022
Annual mean wage
Employment
2-year change +3.86%
$130,610 $158,420 $271,480 $239,980 $121,730 $48,030 $79,890 $397,180
270
Pharmacists Psychiatrists Optometrists
2,150
70
+9.58% 2-year change
-2.35% 2-year change
350 600
Obstetricians and gynecologists
SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS COMMUNITY IMPACT
Paramedics
1,810
Nurse practitioners
120
Radiologists
1,010
Dental hygienists
11
NORTHEAST SAN ANTONIO METROCOM EDITION • JUNE 2023
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