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5:1 d. Other providers --In addition to organizations listed below are priva practitioners in Durham and Orange Counties. There are 867 physician Durham County and 579 in Orange County, as of September 1976. These include 1 . Family Practioners--31 in Durham; 22 in Orange 2. General Practioners--5 in Durham; 9 in Orange 3. Obstetrician-Gynecologists-45 in Durham; 31 in Orange 4. Pediatricians-72 in Durham; 58 in Orange 5. Internists--179 in Durham; 117 in Orange 6. Other--535 in Durham; 342 in Orange Organizations and institutions regularly serving Orange County residE are: 1. Hospitals--North Carolina Memorial, Duke (in Durham County), DurhE County General 2. Nursing Homes--Carol Woods Retirement Center, Durham Rehabilitatic Center, Hilihaven Orange Nursing Center, Lakeview Manor 3. Community Health Centers and other Outpatient Services--Orange-Cha Comprehensive Health Services (Carrboro and Prospect Hill sites); Clinics 4. SHAC (Student Health Action Committee) Clinic 5. Women's Pavilion (Durham) 6. Other major family planning providers in the geographic area serve the Orange County Health Department's Family Planning Program incl North Carolina Memorial Hospital at Chapel Hill;both Ambulatory Ca OB-GYN Clinic and Family Practice; Orange-Chatham Comprehensive He Services at Carrboro and Prospect Hill; private physician practice. including Chapel Hill Fertility ServicesjP.A.; Chapel Hill Obstetr and Gynecolomf.A.7 Durham Women's Clinic/P.A.; Fred Summers, M.D (Chapel Hill) ; Orange Family Medical Practice (Hillsborough); Hill: Family Practice (Hillsborough). It is difficult to estimate the percentage of target population service these other providers. However, it is evident that these providers arc concentrated in the southern part of the county and,with the exception OCCH , other providers do not target low income patients and do not ham( sliding fee scale for services. e. Referral patterns.--Regular and frequent referrals occur between the hE department and, area hospitals (especially NCMH); private practioners; (especially regarding MIL , primary care, and prenatal services; the Department of Social Services' the Orange-Person-Chatham Mental Health and Women's Pavilion (in Durham). In addition to referral patterns, cooperation with OCCHS has resul in provision by that agency of a full-time nutritionist operating at th health department, as well as WIC nutritionists on Thursdays. DSS prov a social worker for Title XX services on both family planning days.