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2 <br /> 1 *$456,509 in grant funded projects <br /> 2 *$2,120,785 in fees, reimbursements, state &federal <br /> 3 *County general fund supports 54% of budget <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Comparative Funding Data 07-08 <br /> 6 *Orange ranked 71185 health departments for per capita spending for public health <br /> 7 *Statewide average per capita was $62.40 <br /> 8 *Orange was $43.93 <br /> 9 *Local per capita spending for Orange was $38.39 and the average local per capita was $50.17 <br /> 10 (ranking 57th) <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Statistics-Dental <br /> 13 2008-09 <br /> 14 * 4,175 patient visits in dental clinics & provided 12,830 services <br /> 15 -16% new patients <br /> 16 -46% sliding scale patients <br /> 17 2009-2010 (6 months) <br /> 18 02,064 patient visits & 5,850 services provided <br /> 19 -48% are sliding scale patients most at the 20% pay level <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Statistics-Dental <br /> 22 *Number of patients-waiting for a dental appointment averages 52 a month in Hillsborough and <br /> 23 28 a month in Carrboro <br /> 24 *Twice as many children in Hillsborough are waiting for an appointment than in Carrboro <br /> 25 <br /> 26 Statistics-Medical <br /> 27 •chapel Hill clinic (comparing 6 months) <br /> 28 -Prenatal patients increased from 36 to 68 (59%) <br /> 29 -Prenatal visits increased from 187 to 375 (100%) <br /> 34 -45% all prenatal patients are Hispanic and require language services (2 appointment <br /> 31 slots) <br /> 32 -58% increase in primary care <br /> 33 -89% self-pay patients in primary care are 0-20% pay <br /> 34 -DECREASED appointment slots available for other services because of the 2 slots <br /> 35 needed for interpreters <br /> 36 -338 patients unable to get same day appointments measured during a one month <br /> 37 period in fall 09 <br /> 38 <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Statistics-Medical <br /> 41 *Hillsborough clinic (first six months) <br /> 42 -15% increase in sexually transmitted disease patients <br /> 43 --9% increase in primary care <br /> 44 -92% primary care self-pay are 0-20% pay <br /> 45 -Higher% patients have Medicaid in Hillsborough clinic <br /> 46 -115 patients unable to get same day appointments (measured in 4 week span in fall 09) <br /> 47 •Bath Clinics <br /> 48 -Overall 10% increase in self-pay patients (as opposed to Medicaid) in all clinic service <br /> 49 categories (child health famii lannin 9 � Y planning, <br /> 50 --Majority of self-pay patients are 0-20% pay <br /> 51 <br />