Medical access in Cabo Rojo
Cabo Rojo has 99 verified specialists in the federal registry for 48,988 residents: 20.2 per 10,000. The island median is 4.9.
🏛️ The federal government already recognized the shortage here
Cabo Rojo has an active federal provider-shortage designation (HPSA): salud_mental (score 22/25). That is not our opinion: it is HRSA, the federal health agency. What that means and the money it brings →
What Cabo Rojo HAS
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What is MISSING (and where the nearest one is)
Of the most sought-after specialists, these have no verified practice in Cabo Rojo:
- ✗🫁 Pulmonologist (Lungs): none verified here; the Oeste region has 15 →
- ✗🩺 Gastroenterologist: none verified here; the Oeste region has 19 →
A specialist missing from town is not always a crisis: what matters is how far the nearest one is and whether the appointment comes in time. That is why each gap shows where they DO exist.
📋 Citable facts about Cabo Rojo
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Cabo Rojo has 99 verified medical specialists for 48,988 residents: 20.2 per 10,000. Rank 67 of Puerto Rico's 78 municipalities (median: 4.9).
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/cabo-rojo
Cabo Rojo has 3 verified psychiatrists. In Puerto Rico, 36 municipalities have none.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/cabo-rojo
Cabo Rojo has no verified practice of: Pulmonologist (Lungs), Gastroenterologist.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/cabo-rojo
Cabo Rojo has an active federal shortage designation (HPSA) for salud_mental (score 22/25), per HRSA.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/cabo-rojo
🔔 I will let you know when a new one arrives in Cabo Rojo
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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