Shortage Areas (HPSAs and MUA/Ps)
Facilities
| Description: | Facility, population, and geographic boundaries for Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/Ps). |
| Time Frame: | Updated Daily; Current |
| Spatial Scale: | Mixed (Point, Tract, County Subdivision, County) |
| Format: | Shapefile and Feature Service |
| Source: | Health Resources & Services Administration |
| Original Repository: | Current |
| Living Atlas: | N/A |
HRSA’s Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW) develops shortage designation criteria and uses them to decide whether or not a geographic area or population group is a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA), Medically Underserved Area (MUA), or Medically Underserved Population (MUP). For HPSAs, scores range from 1 to 25 for primary care and mental health, 1 to 26 for dental health. The higher the score, the greater the priority. HPSAs may have shortages of primary medical care, dental, or mental health providers; may be urban or rural areas; population groups; or medical or other public facilities.