Medical access in Naguabo
Naguabo has 4 verified specialists in the federal registry for 26,437 residents: 1.5 per 10,000. The island median is 4.9.
🏛️ The federal government already recognized the shortage here
Naguabo has 2 active federal provider-shortage designations (HPSA): salud_mental (score 20/25) · primaria (score 10/25). That is not our opinion: it is HRSA, the federal health agency. What that means and the money it brings →
What Naguabo 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 Naguabo:
- ✗❤️ Cardiologist: none verified here; the Este region has 46 →
- ✗🧒 Pediatrician: none verified here; the Este region has 11 →
- ✗🤰 OB-GYN: none verified here; the Este region has 11 →
- ✗👵 Geriatrician: none verified here; the Este region has 15 →
- ✗🫁 Pulmonologist (Lungs): none verified here; the Este region has 20 →
- ✗🩺 Endocrinologist (Diabetes): none verified here; the Este region has 21 →
- ✗🎗️ Oncologist / Hematologist: none verified here; the Este region has 23 →
- ✗🧠 Neurologist: none verified here; the Este region has 28 →
- ✗🩺 Gastroenterologist: none verified here; the Este region has 22 →
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 Naguabo
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Naguabo has 4 verified medical specialists for 26,437 residents: 1.5 per 10,000. Rank 10 of Puerto Rico's 78 municipalities (median: 4.9).
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/naguabo
Naguabo has 1 verified psychiatrist. In Puerto Rico, 36 municipalities have none.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/naguabo
Naguabo has no verified practice of: Cardiologist, Pediatrician, OB-GYN, Geriatrician, Pulmonologist (Lungs), Endocrinologist (Diabetes), Oncologist / Hematologist, Neurologist, Gastroenterologist.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/naguabo
Naguabo has an active federal shortage designation (HPSA) for salud_mental (score 20/25) and primaria (score 10/25), per HRSA.
Source: federal NPPES registry + Census · registromedicopr.com/pueblo/naguabo
🔔 I will let you know when a new one arrives in Naguabo
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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