Medical access in Guayama
Guayama has 65 verified specialists in the federal registry for 41,706 residents: 15.6 per 10,000. The island median is 4.9.
🏛️ The federal government already recognized the shortage here
Guayama 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 Guayama 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 Guayama:
- ✗👵 Geriatrician: none verified here; the Sur region has 7 →
- ✗🩺 Endocrinologist (Diabetes): none verified here; the Sur region has 14 →
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 Guayama
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Guayama has 65 verified medical specialists for 41,706 residents: 15.6 per 10,000. Rank 61 of Puerto Rico's 78 municipalities (median: 4.9).
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/guayama
Guayama has 3 verified psychiatrists. In Puerto Rico, 36 municipalities have none.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/guayama
Guayama has no verified practice of: Geriatrician, Endocrinologist (Diabetes).
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/guayama
Guayama has an active federal shortage designation (HPSA) for salud_mental (score 16/25), per HRSA.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/guayama
🔔 I will let you know when a new one arrives in Guayama
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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