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Inpatient adult psychiatric system capacity is well below ( about 30 % less than ) the Florida average . The issue appears among child and adolescent bed capacity . Facilities that provide psychiatric care are highly rated for overall care 2 , yet t access to care challenges .
Inpatient Psychiatric Care Capacity Rate per 100,000 Population
Child and adolescent psychiatric beds 1.2
3.1
Adult substance abuse beds
1.8 2.1
Adult psychiatric beds 13.8
20.9
0 5 10 15 20 25
Florida Polk County
Indicator
Polk County
F
Adult psychiatric beds
13.8
Adult substance abuse beds
2.1
Child and adolescent psychiatric beds
1.2
Source : AHCA , 2016-2018 as shown in the Polk County Community Health Assessment . Available at http :// polk . floridahealth . gov / programs-and-services / c statistics /_ documents / Polk _ CHA2020 . pdf
2
Leapfrog . Available at https :// ratings . leapfroggroup . org /