facebook tracking Oregon health professional shortage areas: 36 counties

Oregon health professional shortage areas

36 Oregon counties have at least one federal shortage designation for primary care, mental health or dental care.

CountyPrimary careMental healthDental
BakerSt Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City, INC Whole county · score 17Whole county · score 18Part · score 16
BentonGood Samaritan Regional Medical Center Part · score 12Part · score 13Part · score 17
ClackamasKaiser Sunnyside Medical Center, Providence Milwaukie Hospital, Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Part · score 15––
ClatsopColumbia Memorial Hospital, Providence Seaside Hospital Part · score 15Whole county · score 18Part · score 15
Columbia Whole county · score 11Whole county · score 17–
CoosSouthern Coos Hospital & Health Center, Bay Area Hospital, Coquille Valley Hospital District Part · score 17Whole county · score 16Part · score 17
CrookSt Charles Medical Center Prineville Whole county · score 14Whole county · score 17Whole county · score 10
CurryCurry General Hospital Part · score 16Whole county · score 16Part · score 16
DeschutesSt Charles Medical Center - Bend Part · score 13Part · score 16Part · score 14
DouglasLower Umpqua Hospital District, Mercy Medical Center, VA Roseburg Healthcare Syst, VA Roseburg Healthcare System Part · score 17Whole county · score 13Part · score 14
Gilliam Whole county · score 15Whole county · score 17Part · score 10
GrantBlue Mountain Hospital Part · score 15Whole county · score 17Part · score 13
HarneyHarney District Hospital Part · score 9Part · score 19Part · score 16
Hood RiverProvidence Hood River Memorial Hospital Part · score 15Part · score 18Part · score 16
JacksonAshland Community Hospital, Providence Medford Medical Center, Rogue Valley Medical Center Part · score 14Part · score 18Part · score 14
JeffersonSt Charles Madras Part · score 15Whole county · score 17Part · score 16
JosephineThree Rivers Community Hospital Part · score 17Part · score 19Part · score 12
KlamathSky Lakes Medical Center Part · score 17Whole county · score 19Part · score 18
LakeLake District Hospital Part · score 17Whole county · score 19Part · score 15
LaneCottage Grove Community Hospital, Serenity Lane, Peace Harbor Hospital, McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center +1 Part · score 16Part · score 18Part · score 18
LincolnSamaritan North Lincoln Hospital, Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital Part · score 16Whole county · score 19Part · score 18
LinnSamaritan Albany General Hospital, Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Part · score 13Part · score 13Part · score 15
MalheurSt Alphonsus Medical Center - Ontario, INC Part · score 17Part · score 19Part · score 11
MarionOregon State Hospital, Salem Hospital, Silverton Hospital Network, Santiam Memorial Hospital Part · score 15Part · score 18Part · score 13
MorrowPioneer Memorial Hospital Whole county · score 13Whole county · score 17Part · score 16
MultnomahLegacy Mount Hood Medical Center, Adventist Medical Center, Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center +6 –Part · score 15Part · score 18
PolkWest Valley Hospital Part · score 15Part · score 18Part · score 13
Sherman Whole county · score 12Part · score 18Part · score 10
TillamookTillamook County General Hospital Whole county · score 8Whole county · score 18Whole county · score 11
UmatillaGood Shepherd Medical Center, St Anthony Hospital Part · score 15Whole county · score 17Part · score 12
UnionGrande Ronde Hospital Part · score 15Whole county · score 18Part · score 18
WallowaWallowa Memorial Hospital Part · score 7Whole county · score 18Part · score 12
WascoMid-Columbia Medical Center Part · score 15Part · score 18Part · score 15
WashingtonHillsboro Medical Center, Kaiser Foundation Hospital Westside, Cedar Hills Hospital, Providence St Vincent Medical Center +1 Part · score 11–Part · score 16
Wheeler Whole county · score 15Whole county · score 17–
YamhillWillamette Valley Medical Ctr, Providence Newberg Hospital Part · score 16Part · score 18Part · score 16
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Questions

Which Oregon counties are primary care shortage areas?

8 Oregon counties are designated as a whole for primary care: Baker, Columbia, Crook, Gilliam, Morrow, Sherman, Tillamook, Wheeler. Parts of 27 other counties are designated.

"Part" means one or more areas within the county (such as census tracts or low-income populations) are designated. Scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care; higher means greater need. Source: HRSA.