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•$2,120,785 in fees, reimbursements, state &federal •County general fund supports 64% of budget Comparative Funding Data 07-08 •Orange ranked 71/85 health departments for per capita spending for public health •Statewide average per capita was $62.40 •Orange was $43.93 •Local per capita spending for Orange was $38.39 and the average local per capita was $50.17 (ranking 571h) Statistics-Dental 2008-09 • 4,175 patient visits in dental clinics & provided 12,830 services -16% new patients -46% sliding scale patients 2009-2010 (6 months) 02,064 patient visits & 5,850 services provided -48% are sliding scale patients most at the 20% pay level Statistics-Dental •Number of patients waiting for a dental appointment averages 52 a month in Hillsborough and 28 a month in Carrboro •Twice as many children in Hillsborough are waiting for an appointment than in Carrboro Statistics-Medical •Chapel Hill clinic (comparing 6 months) -Prenatal patients increased from 36 to 68 (59%) -Prenatal visits increased from 187 to 375 (100%) -45% all prenatal patients are Hispanic and require language services (2 appointment slots) -58% increase in primary care -89% self-pay patients in primary care are 0-20% pay -DECREASED appointment slots available for other services because of the 2 slots needed for interpreters -338 patients unable to get same day appointments measured during a one month period in fall 09 Statistics-Medical •Hillsborough Clinic (first six months) -15% increase in sexually transmitted disease patients -9% increase in primary care -92% primary care self-pay are 0-20% pay -Higher% patients have Medicaid in Hillsborough clinic -115 patients unable to get same day appointments (measured in 4 week span in fall 09) •Both Clinics -Overall 10% increase in self-pay patients (as opposed to Medicaid) in all clinic service categories (child health, family planning, -Majority of self-pay patients are 0-20% pay Communicable Disease (not STDs)