Polk County Behavioral Health Study | Page 78

Residents receiving service from hospitals ( i . e ., primarily inpatient service providers ) are most likely to travel only shor care .
Inpatient Measure
Any
Detox
Emergency
Inpatient
Outpatient
NOTE : The average distance ( all US ) for patients receiving inpatient care is 10.7 Miles . Note : These numbers will change
Average distance traveled
8.6
8.2
8.9
8.9
6.2
Maximum Polk County distance traveled
19.2
19.2
19.2
19.2
19.2
Percent of encounters traveling over
10.7 miles
20.1 %
17.1 %
22.2 %
22.5 %
0.0 %
use data is accumulated and analyzed during Stage 2 of the project .
• Most patients travel less than nine miles ( i . e ., the Greater Lakeland area ) to receive services .
• People receiving outpatient services from hospitals ( i . e ., inpatient service providers ) tend to be less willing to trav receive care .
People receiving outpatient services tend to be more willing to travel longer distances get services .
NOTE : The average distance ( all US ) for patients receiving inpatient care is 10.7 Miles . Note : These numbers will change
Any
Detox
Outpatient
Average distance traveled
15.4
16.6
14.4
Maximum distance traveled
78.2
78.2
78.2
Percent of encounters traveling over 10.7 miles
65.6 %
77.7 %
61.5 %
use data is accumulated and analyzed during Stage 2 of the project .
• People travel approximately 15 miles ( average ) for outpatient service appointments .
• More than 60 % travel more than 10.7 miles for care ( more than three-fourths of detox program patients travel m
• The vast majority of outpatient service providers are located in Lakeland and Winter Haven .