Stroke Deaths ( per 100,000 population ) 2018 |
Pulaski |
Kentucky |
43 |
39 |
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About the Indicator : Age-adjusted rate of deaths ( due to stroke ) per | ||
year . | ||
Data Source : Kentucky State Data Center - Vital Statistics |
HIV Testing ( adults under 65 ) 2018 |
Pulaski |
Kentucky |
28 %( 23.65-33.6 ) |
34 %( 33.0-35.0 ) |
|
About the Indicator : Percent of adults younger than 65 who report | ||
having ever been tested for HIV . | ||
Data Source : BRFSS |
Health Care Providers | ||
( per 1,000 population ) 2009 Pulaski |
Kentucky |
|
Primary Care Physicians |
1.1 |
1.0 |
Physician Specialists |
1.3 |
1.4 |
Registered Nurses |
10.7 |
11.2 |
Pharmacists |
1.1 |
1.1 |
Dentists |
0.6 |
0.6 |
About the Indicator : Physician and Dentist data based on provider ’ s | ||
county of practice as reported to the Kentucky Board of Medical | ||
Licensure or Kentucky Board of Dentistry . Nurse , Physician |
Health Care Providers Available 2009 |
Pulaski |
Kentucky |
All Physicians |
144 |
10,115 |
Primary Care Physicians |
65 |
4,241 |
Physician Specialists |
79 |
5,874 |
Registered Nurses |
651 |
47,948 |
Nurse Practitioners |
42 |
2,797 |
Physician Assistants |
12 |
772 |
Pharmacists |
64 |
4,524 |
Dentists |
39 |
2,461 |
About the Indicator : Physician and Dentist data based on provider ’ s | ||
county of practice as reported to the Kentucky Board of Medical | ||
Licensure or Kentucky Board of Dentistry . Nurse , Physician | ||
Assistant , and Pharmacist data based on provider ’ s county of | ||
residence . | ||
Data Source : Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure , Kentucky Board of | ||
Dentistry , Kentucky Board of Nursing , Kentucky Board of Pharmacy |
Physicians Available 2009 |
Pulaski |
Kentucky |
Total Physicians |
144 |
10,115 |
Total Primary Care |
65 |
4,241 |
Family Practice |
26 |
1,547 |
General Practice |
1 |
116 |
Internal Medicine |
20 |
1,375 |
Obstetrics and Gynecology 10 |
493 |
|
Pediatrics |
8 |
710 |
Other Specialty |
79 |
5,874 |
About the Indicator : Based on physician ’ s county of practice as | ||
reported to the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure . | ||
Data Source : Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure |
Prevention Quality Indicators ( risk-adjusted rate per 1K adults ) |
Pulaski |
Kentucky |
Chronic |
9 |
12 |
Acute |
7 |
8 |
Overall |
16 |
20 |
About the Indicator : Prevention Quality Indicators ( PQIs ) are a set | ||
of measure that can be used to identify “ ambulatory care sensitive | ||
conditions ,” which are conditions for which good outpatient care | ||
can potentially prevent the need for hospitalization , complications | ||
or more severe disease . The Acute PQI is a composite representing | ||
admissions for dehydration , bacterial pneumonia , and urinary |