Medical access in Arecibo
Arecibo has 159 verified specialists in the federal registry for 87,242 residents: 18.2 per 10,000. The island median is 4.9.
🏛️ The federal government already recognized the shortage here
Arecibo has an active federal provider-shortage designation (HPSA): salud_mental (score 16/25). That is not our opinion: it is HRSA, the federal health agency. What that means and the money it brings →
What Arecibo HAS
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📋 Citable facts about Arecibo
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Arecibo has 159 verified medical specialists for 87,242 residents: 18.2 per 10,000. Rank 65 of Puerto Rico's 78 municipalities (median: 4.9).
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/arecibo
Arecibo has 7 verified psychiatrists. In Puerto Rico, 36 municipalities have none.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/arecibo
Arecibo has an active federal shortage designation (HPSA) for salud_mental (score 16/25), per HRSA.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/arecibo
🔔 I will let you know when a new one arrives in Arecibo
When a new specialist shows up verified in the federal registry for this town, I will email you. That is it. No spam, no marketing list.
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