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Nebraska leads the nation when it comes to the number of critical access<\/p>\n

hospitals designated hospitals that receive federal funds to strengthen<\/p>\n

rural health. This and other information is available in The Nebraska<\/p>\n

Health Information Project: 2001 Databook, the latest report on the health<\/p>\n

status of Nebraskans.<\/p>\n

Of 570 hospitals with critical access hospital designation, Nebraska<\/p>\n

has 54, or almost 10 percent of the nations total. The number has significantly<\/p>\n

increased since the last report in 1999, when there were seven Nebraska<\/p>\n

hospitals with the designation.<\/p>\n

Its a credit to Nebraska, the state agencies and hospital association<\/p>\n

that weve been able to help the hospitals achieve this status, said Keith<\/p>\n

Mueller, Ph.D., UNMC professor of preventive and societal medicine. The<\/p>\n

absence of hospitals in many Nebraska communities would pose a real hardship<\/p>\n

on people in the community, especially those without easy access to transportation.<\/p>\n

Other highlights in the databook include a projected 122 percent population<\/p>\n

increase of Hispanics and 82 percent of other minorities by 2025. Also<\/p>\n

projected is a shortage of advanced-trained emergency response volunteers<\/p>\n

and a continued shortage of all health professionals.<\/p>\n

The databook also contains current statistics, such as the five leading<\/p>\n

causes of death in Nebraskans, which are: heart disease (4,192), cancer<\/p>\n

(3,380), cerebrovascular disease (1,090), chronic lung disease (724) and<\/p>\n

accidents (637). About 21 percent of Nebraskans smoke cigarettes.<\/p>\n

The 200-page databook is tailored to policymakers, administrators, advocates,<\/p>\n

educators and researchers and addresses statistics on availability, cost<\/p>\n

and quality of health-care in Nebraska, as well as information on potentially<\/p>\n

preventable hospitalizations. It also is intended to help identify priorities<\/p>\n

for investing state dollars for the improvement of health-care delivery<\/p>\n

in the state.<\/p>\n

The book is organized by demographics, health professionals, health-care<\/p>\n

facilities, insurance and health expenditures, health status, and hospital<\/p>\n

discharges. The information can be used as a measure of success of health-care<\/p>\n

access, as well as cost and quality of health-care in Nebraska.<\/p>\n

Latest Nebraska demographics point to a rapidly aging population from<\/p>\n

1995 to 2025, there will be a projected 77 percent population increase<\/p>\n

of people age 65 and over. Dr. Mueller said this trend will impact the<\/p>\n

economy, including health-care.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The population of Hispanics is projected to increase 122 percent, from<\/p>\n

50,000 in 1995, to an estimated 111,000 in 2025. In other minorities (including<\/p>\n

African-American), the population is expected to increase 82 percent, from<\/p>\n

64,000 in 1995 to an estimated 109,000 in 2025.<\/p>\n

In health-care, this means we need to continue to look at issues like<\/p>\n

cultural competency, Dr. Mueller said. We also need to provide more access<\/p>\n

to health-care by looking at policies to expand opportunities for health<\/p>\n

insurance coverage.<\/p>\n

Dr. Mueller said latest data on health insurance show 10 percent of<\/p>\n

Nebraskans are without health insurance. Our population is still vulnerable,<\/p>\n

but we are better off than the national average of 14 percent, he said.<\/p>\n

One of the reasons may be because of the increase in the enrollment of<\/p>\n

children in Kids Connection.<\/p>\n

From October 2000 to 2001, enrollment went from 109,000 to 130,000.<\/p>\n

Its notable, especially when its helping to keep down the numbers of<\/p>\n

uninsured.<\/p>\n

Kids Connection is a childrens health insurance program that provides<\/p>\n

health-care to low-income uninsured children across Nebraska.<\/p>\n

This years databook contains more in-depth information on the state<\/p>\n

of emergency medical care.<\/p>\n

Dr. Mueller said Nebraska has a good distribution of emergency medical<\/p>\n

technicians (EMT) with basic licenses across Nebraska, but falls short<\/p>\n

in the numbers of those with intermediate EMT and paramedic licenses.<\/p>\n

We have a pretty good distribution of licensed EMTs in the state but<\/p>\n

when we look at more advanced licenses who can do more at the scene, Nebraska<\/p>\n

doesnt have near the same distribution. In central Nebraska and the Sandhills,<\/p>\n

there are no first responders with intermediate or paramedic licenses,<\/p>\n

Dr. Mueller said. We also know theres an aging of the current volunteers<\/p>\n

and were also concerned about whether younger volunteers will fill the<\/p>\n

roles. Were covered right now but the concern is whether we can continue<\/p>\n

that.<\/p>\n

Since 1994, the databook has been published every two years by the Nebraska<\/p>\n

Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the Nebraska<\/p>\n

Center for Rural Health Research at the University of Nebraska Medical<\/p>\n

Center, and the Nebraska Association of Hospitals and Health Systems.<\/p>\n

A hard copy of the databook is available for $45, the book and compact<\/p>\n

disk for $55 or the CD alone for $20. To get a copy, call the UNMC Bookstore<\/p>\n

in Omaha at 1-800-454-2665 or (402) 559-4455.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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