2022
HEALTH CARE EDITION
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Kelsey-Seybold Clinic – Pearland provides quality patient care for the entire family. Our primary care physicians and specialists welcome new patients and accept more than 50 health insurance plans, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Humana, KelseyCare, and UnitedHealthcare. We also accept two Medicare Advantage plans, KelseyCare Advantage and WellCare TexanPlus. Call our 24/7 Contact Center at 713-442-0000 to schedule a same-day or next-day virtual Video Visit or, for non-respiratory illnesses, an in-person appointment. Our medical specialties include Cardiology, Chiropractic Medicine, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Orthopedics – Sports Medicine, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation/Spine, Pulmonary Medicine/Sleep Medicine, and Rheumatology. For your convenience, we also have an on-site laboratory, X-ray, and Kelsey Pharmacy. 713-442-0000 | www.kelsey-seybold.com/pearland | 2515 Business Center Drive, Pearland, Texas 77584
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From primary care to the most complex surgical procedures, The University of Texas Medical Branch ( UTMB Health ) system of care includes hospitals and emergency departments on four campuses; primary, specialty and urgent care services; and collaborations with physicians throughout the region. In the Bay Area, UTMB Health provides innovative and compassionate care at our Clear Lake Hospital Campus (200 Blossom Street), League City Hospital Campus (2240 Gulf Freeway South), and various primary and specialty care clinics located throughout the region. Patient care services include: primary care; urgent care; 24/7 emergency departments at both hospital locations, including our pediatric emergency department at the Clear Lake Hospital Campus; comprehensive specialty care services for pediatrics, women’s health, orthopedics, cardiology, gastroenterology, neurology/neurosurgery and much more. Find a primary care doctor or specialist, schedule an appointment and learn more at utmbhealth.com or by calling (800) 917-8906.
HEALTH CARE SNAPSHOT
Local health care data and information
COMPILED BY ANDY YANEZ
COMPARING COUNTY HEALTH
TRACKING VACCINATIONS Both Brazoria and Galveston counties are below the state average of 65.71% in vaccination rates. Data is up to date as of June 6.
These rankings of all counties statewide are updated annually but include data from previous years. The factors listed are not comprehensive.
PERCENTAGE OF RESIDENTS AGE 5+ FULLY VACCINATED
TOTAL VACCINES ADMINISTERED
BRAZORIA COUNTY
HEALTH OUTCOMES INCLUDE:
• LENGTH OF LIFE • QUALITY OF LIFE , such as the number of poor mental and physical health days reported
HARRIS COUNTY GALVESTON COUNTY
548,916 525,021
63.20% 64.49%
67.98%
7.43M
2022 STATEWIDE HEALTH CARE RANKINGS OUT OF 244 COUNTIES
HEALTH FACTORS INCLUDE:
Sept. 2019 Sept. 2021 HEALTH CARE EMPLOYMENT TRENDS HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT Brazoria, Harris and Galveston counties saw the number of health care jobs trend down in 2020, but in all three counties, they ticked back up in 2021. 2-year change +0.58% 2-year change -2.67% 2-year change +9.95% Sept. 2020
• HEALTHBEHAVIORS , such as smoking, obesity, physical activity, excessive drinking, alcohol-impaired driving deaths, sexually transmitted infections and teen births • CLINICAL CARE , including health insurance coverage; number of physicians, dentists and mental health providers; preventable hospital stays; and u vaccinations • SOCIOECONOMICFACTORS , such as educational attainment levels, children in poverty, income inequality and violent crimes • PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT FACTORS , such as air pollution, drinking water violations, housing problems and long commutes
HEALTH OUTCOMES
28 34 78
52 39 50 61 65 61 97
16 14 29 33 39 36 40
Length of life Overall Quality of life
HEALTH FACTORS
26 123
Overall
Health behaviors
76
Socioeconomic Physical environment Clinical care
193 238
SOURCES: ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN POPULATION HEALTH INSTITUTE, COUNTYHEALTHRANKINGS.ORG, U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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