Rocky Mountain Regional Care Model for Bioterrorist Events: Locate Alternate Care Sites During an Emergency: Table 8. Expected Staffing Needs for Alternative Care Sites, Region VIII

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Table 8. Expected Staffing Needs for Alternative Care Sites, Region VIII

(Based on the HRSA benchmark of 500 additional beds necessary per million population)

Personnel Needed (per million population)		Colorado	Montana	North Dakota	South Dakota	Utah	Wyoming	Region VIII
Population	1,000,000	4,301,261	902,195	642,200	754,844	2,233,169	493,785	9,327,454
Medical Staff	Expected Need
Physicians (MD/DO, 1998)	50
ACS Need^a		215	45	32	38	110	25	465
Current Capacity^b		129	-153	-58	-249	-938	-237	-1,506
Net Need/Surplus		86	198	90	287	1,048	262	1,971
Physician Assistants (1999)	25
ACS Need^a		108	23	16	19	55	13	234
Current Capacity^b		258	45	90	128	45	35	601
Net Need/Surplus		-150	-22	-74	-109	10	-22	-367
Nurse Practitioners (1998)	25
ACS Need^a		107	22	16	19	55	12	231
Current Capacity^b		946	27	-13	91	156	-15	1,192
Net Need/Surplus		-839	-5	29	-72	-101	27	-961
Registered Nurses (1996)	100
ACS Need^a		430	90	64	75	223	49	931
Current Capacity^b		215	-307	1,740	1,895	-3,729	-123	309
Net Need/Surplus		215	397	-1,676	-1,820	3,952	172	1,240
Licensed Practical Nurses (1998)	200
ACS Need^a		860	180	128	150	446	99	1,863
Current Capacity^b		-3,828	171	1,188	45	-2,077	-326	4,827
Net Need/Surplus		4,688	9	-1,060	105	2,523	425	6,690
Nurse Assistants (1998)	200
ACS Need^a		860	180	128	150	446	99	1,863
Current Capacity^b		-5,506	532	3,121	2,423	-4,600	-306	-4,336
Net Need/Surplus		6,366	-352	-2,993	-2,273	5,046	405	6,199
Respiratory Therapists (1998)	50
ACS Need^a		215	45	32	38	110	25	465
Current Capacity^b		43	-54	83	38	-313	10	-193
Net Need/Surplus		172	99	-51	0	423	15	658
Clinical Laboratory Staff (1998)	50
ACS Need^a		215	45	32	38	110	25	465
Current Capacity^b		-1,118	-117	250	189	536	-198	-458
Net Need/Surplus		1,333	162	-218	-151	-426	223	923
Social Workers (1998)	50
ACS Need^a		215	45	32	38	110	25	465
Current Capacity^b		946	595	347	468	715	168	3,239
Net Need/Surplus		-731	-550	-315	-430	-605	-143	-2,774

^aACS Need = Alternative Care Site Need.
^bCurrent capacity is defined by the medical staffing capacity that is above or below the national average-based on staff per 100,000 population.

Source: HRSA State Workforce Profiles, 2000 and U.S. Census, 2000.

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