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2120785in fees reimbursements state federal <br />County general fund supports 64 of budget <br />Comparative Funding Data 0708 <br />Orange ranked 7185 health departments for per capita spending for public health <br />Statewide average per capita was 6240 <br />Orange was 4393 <br />Local per capita spending for Orange was 3839 and the average local per capita was 5017 <br />ranking 57tn <br />StatisticsDental <br />200809 <br />4175 patient visits in dental clinics provided 12830 services <br />16 new patients <br />46 sliding scale patients <br />20092010 6 months <br />2064 patient visits 5850 services provided <br />48 are sliding scale patients most at the 20 pay level <br />StatisticsDental <br />Number of patients waiting for a dental appointment averages 52 a month in Hillsborough and <br />28 a month in Carrboro <br />Twice as many children in Hillsborough are waiting for an appointment than in Carrboro <br />StatisticsMedical <br />Chapel Hill clinic comparing 6 months <br />Prenatal patients increased from 36 to 68 59 <br />Prenatal visits increased from 187 to 375 100 <br />45 all prenatal patients are Hispanic and require language services 2 appointment <br />slots <br />58 increase in primary care <br />89 selfpay patients in primary care are 020pay <br />DECREASED appointment slots available for other services because of the 2 slots <br />needed for interpreters <br />338 patients unable to get same day appointments measured during a one month <br />period in fall 09 <br />StatisticsMedical <br />Hillsborough Clinic first six months <br />15 increase in sexually transmitted disease patients <br />9increase in primary care <br />92 primary care selfpay are 020pay <br />Higher patients have Medicaid in Hillsborough clinic <br />115 patients unable to get same day appointments measured in 4 week span in fall 09 <br />Both Clinics <br />Overall 10 increase in selfpay patients as opposed to Medicaid in all clinic service <br />categories child health family planning <br />Majority of selfpay patients are 020pay <br />Communicable Disease not STDs