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Border County Health Workforce Profiles: California
 

Non-Physician Clinicians

Physician Assistants

In 2004, there were 4,974 active physician assistants (PAs) licensed to practice in California for a ratio of 13.9 PAs for every 100,000 California residents (Table 26).

Physician Assistant to Population Ratios in California, 2004 The number of physician assistants per 100,000 population in the California Border Counties was 14.0. Statewide, there were 13.9 physician assistants in California in 2004. There were 12.9 physician assistants in the Border States and 14.8 physician assistants per 100,000 population, Nationwide. Data for the Border States were for 2003 and 2004; ratio for U.S. reflects number of physician assistants in 2000. Sources: Border States includes data from Arizona Medical Board (2004), California Department of Consumer Affairs (2004), New Mexico Health Policy Commission (2003), and Texas State Board of Medical Examiners (2003); U.S. from Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2000).

Sources:  Border States includes data from Arizona Medical Board (2004), California Department of Consumer Affairs (2004), New Mexico Health Policy Commission (2003), and Texas State Board of Medical Examiners (2003); U.S. from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions (2000).

  • There were 433 physician assistants who practiced in the California Border Counties.  The supply of PAs in the counties within 62 miles of the Border (14.0 per 100,000 population) was similar to the ratio for the State and Border States (13.9 and 12.9, respectively).
  • The supply of physician assistants across the State’s regions varied only slightly.

Nurse Practitioners

In 2004, there were 19,330 active nurse practitioners licensed to practice in California for a ratio of 54 nurse practitioners for every 100,000 California residents (Table 27).

Nurse Practitioner to Population Ratios in California, 2004 The number of nurse practitioners per 100,000 population in the California Border Counties was 66.7. Statewide, there were 53.9 nurse practitioners in California in 2004. There were 38.4 nurse practitioners in the Border States and 27.6 nurse practitioners per 100,000 population, Nationwide. Data for the Border States were for 2003 and 2004; ratio for U.S. reflects number of nurse practitioners in 2000. Sources: Border States includes data from Arizona State Board of Nursing (2004), California Department of Consumer Affairs (2004), New Mexico Health Policy Commission (2003), and Texas Board of Nurse Examiners (2003); U.S. from Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2000).

Sources:  Border States includes data from Arizona State Board of Nursing (2004), California Department of Consumer Affairs (2004), New Mexico Health Policy Commission (2003), and Texas Board of Nurse Examiners (2003); U.S. from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions (2000).

  • In the California Border Counties, there were 2,058 nurse practitioners.  This was 67 nurse practitioners per 100,000 population in the Border region, and was higher than the State ratio of 54 per 100,000.  The supply of nurse practitioners in the State was notably higher than the Border States rate (38 per 100,000) and was twice the U.S. ratio (28 per 100,000).
  • There was some variation in nurse practitioner ratios across California’s geographic regions, with ratios of 44 per 100,000 in the counties between 62 and 300 miles from the Border and 68 per 100,000 in the counties more than 300 miles from the U.S.-Mexico Border.

Nurse Midwives

In 2004, there were 1,633 active nurse midwives licensed to practice in California for a ratio of 4.5 nurse midwives for every 100,000 California residents (Table 28).

Nurse Midwife to Population Ratios in California, 2004 The number of nurse midwives per 100,000 population in the California Border Counties was 6.8. Statewide, there were 4.5 nurse midwives in California in 2004. There were 3.3 nurse midwives in the Border States and 2.8 nurse midwives per 100,000 population, Nationwide. Data for the Border States were for 2003 and 2004; ratio for U.S. reflects number of nurse midwives in 2000. Sources: Border States includes data from Arizona State Board of Nursing (2004), California Department of Consumer Affairs (2004), Public Health Division, New Mexico Department of Health (2004), and Texas Board of Nurse Examiners (2003); U.S. from Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2000).

Sources:  Border States includes data from Arizona State Board of Nursing (2004), California Department of Consumer Affairs (2004), Public Health Division, New Mexico Department of Health (2004), and Texas Board of Nurse Examiners (2003); U.S. from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions (2000).

  • There were 210 nurse midwives in the California Border Counties for a ratio 6.8 nurse midwives per 100,000 population; this was somewhat higher than the State ratio of 4.5 per 100,000.
  • The supply of nurse midwives in both counties within 62 miles of the Border and the State was higher than the ratio for the Border States (3.3 per 100,000) and the U.S. (2.8 per 100,000).  The supply of nurse midwives in the counties within 62 miles of the Border was more than twice the national rate.
  • Within California, there was some fluctuation in the supply of nurse midwives by geographic region.  In the counties between 62 and 300 miles from the U.S.-Mexico Border, there were 3.3 per 100,000 and in the counties more than 300 miles from the Border there were 6.1 nurse midwives per 100,000 population.

Nurse Anesthetists

In 2004, there were 1,152 active nurse anesthetists licensed to practice in California for a ratio of 3.2 nurse anesthetists for every 100,000 California residents (Table 29).

Nurse Anesthetist to Population Ratios in California, 2004 The number of nurse anesthetists per 100,000 population in the California Border Counties was 4.4. Statewide, there were 3.2 nurse anesthetists in California in 2004. There were 4.5 nurse anesthetists in the Border States and 9.1 nurse anesthetists per 100,000 population, Nationwide. Data for the Border States were for 2003 and 2004; ratio for U.S. reflects number of nurse anesthetists in 2000. Sources: Border States includes data from Arizona State Board of Nursing (2004), California Department of Consumer Affairs (2004), New Mexico Health Policy Commission (2003), and Texas Board of Nurse Examiners (2003): U.S. from Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2000).

Sources:  Border States includes data from Arizona State Board of Nursing (2004), California Department of Consumer Affairs (2004), New Mexico Health Policy Commission (2003), and Texas Board of Nurse Examiners (2003); U.S. from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions (2000).

  • There were 137 nurse anesthetists in the counties within 62 miles of the U.S.-Mexico Border for a ratio of 4.4 per 100,000.  This was similar to the Border States ratio of 4.5 per 100,000.  The Border Counties ratio for nurse anesthetists in California was markedly lower than the U.S. ratio of 9.1 per 100,000.
  • The national supply of nurse anesthetists was two times greater than was available in the Border Counties of California and the State.