Snapshot, Pulaski County, Kentucky 2022 | Page 42

Stroke Deaths ( per 100,000 population ) 2018
Pulaski
Kentucky
43
39
About the Indicator : Age-adjusted rate of deaths ( due to stroke ) per
year .
Data Source : Kentucky State Data Center - Vital Statistics
Access to Care Flu Vaccination in the Past Year ( percent adults ) 2020 Pulaski Kentucky
36 %( 30-42.2 ) 42 %( 40.4-42.5 ) About the Indicator : Percent of adults who report having received a flu vaccine in the past year .
Data Source : BRFSS
Lack of Cholesterol Awareness ( percent adults ) 2009 Pulaski Kentucky
28 %( 21.7-34.87 ) 24 %( 21.8-25.2 ) About the Indicator : Percent of adults who report that they have not had their cholesterol level checked in the past 5 years .
Data Source : BRFSS
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
Personal Doctor or Health Care Provider ( percent adults ) 2020 Pulaski Kentucky
85 %( 80.3-89.2 ) 81 %( 79.9-81.7 ) About the Indicator : Percent of adults reporting that there was one person they think of as their personal doctor or health care provider .
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
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
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

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