Distance Traveled to Behavioral Health Care Site The following maps illustrate that distance from one ’ s home to an inpatient facility is a barrier to care . The map on the population within Polk County . The map on the right shows where behavioral health inpatients reside . If access to ho equal throughout the county , then the maps would be very similar .
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• The Inpatient Healthcare Use Map ( right ) has few highlighted areas outside of Lakeland — indicating that only sma patients seek services from more than a few ( approximately ten ) miles from the Lakeland-based hospital .
• A large majority of inpatient services are provided to people living within a 15 minute drive of Lakeland .