Exhibit 52
South Texas Counties Without a Hospital and Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas, 2007
Fourteen counties in the South Texas region have no hospitals. In alphabetical order, these are:
- Aransas County
- Brooks County
- Duval County
- Edwards County
- Jim Hogg County
- Kenedy County
- Kinney County
- La Salle County
- Live Oak County
- McMullen County
- Real County
- Willacy County
- Zapata County
- Zavala County
Sixteen counties in the South Texas region have been designated as having a shortage of primary health care providers. In alphabetical order, these are:
- Aransas County
- Bee County
- Brooks County
- Duval County
- Jim Hogg County
- Kenedy County
- Kinney County
- La Salle County
- Live Oak County
- Maverick County
- McMullen County
- Refugio County
- San Patricio County
- Starr County
- Zapata County
- Zavala County
Source: Texas Department of State Health Services.