Sierra CountySierra County

Elephant Butte, Truth or Consequences, Williamsburg

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BACKGROUND DATA
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Quick Facts, Sierra County
New Mexico
Land area (square miles)
4,180
121,356
Population (2006 est.)
12,669
1,954,599
Persons per square mile
3.2
15.0
Median household income (2004)
$23,821
$37,838
Persons below poverty, percent, 2004
20.4%
16.7%
Unemployment rate (Nov. 2007)
3.2%
3.2%
High School Dropout Rate 2005-2006
Truth Or Consequences Schools
5.2%		 4.9%
» See more Sierra County Quick Facts at US Census Bureau

Legislative Districts
House: Dist. 38, Rep. Dianne Miller Hamilton
  
Senate: Dist. 35, Sen. John Arthur Smith
Dist. 37, Sen. Leonard Lee Rawson

Leading Causes of Death (Rates per 100,000 population)
  Sierra County NM
Diseases of the heart
Cancer
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
Cerebrovascular disease
Diabetes mellitus 		195.9
166.2
78.2
70.4
51.3
27.3		 176.8
159.2
61.3
45.5
33.1
32.0
» See full Sierra County health profile at NM DOH

Healthcare Clinics and Resources

Ben Archer Health Center
1960 Date Street
Truth or Consequences NM 87901
505-894-7662
Provides primary care services, dentist services, and referrals

Sierra Vista Hospital
800 E Ninth Street
Truth or Consequences NM 87901
505-894-2111
Hospital

New Mexico State Veteran's Home
992 S Broadway
Truth or Consequences NM 87901
505-894-4200
Nursing home facility. Provides skilled nursing care, routine nursing care and adult residential care including independent living assistance to honorably discharged veterans of the U.S. armed forces

Sierra Health Care Center
1400 Silver Street
Truth or Consequences NM 87901
505-894-4200
Nursing home and hospice facility

» For more information on Sierra County health resoures, see NM Health Connection

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NEEDS/HSC RESPONSE
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Lic. Health Professionals (April 2007)
MD/DO Total per Licensing Board:
11
   MDs:
   DOs:

9
2
Nurse Practitioners:
0
Physician Assistants:
2
Occupational Therapists:
3
Physical Therapists:
1
Dentists:
2
Nursing (NM Board of Nursing Statistics)
Total Nurses:
115
Registered Nurses:
65
Licensed Practical Nurses:
48
Certified Nurse Midwives (per NM DOH):
1
Licensed Midwives (per NM DOH):
1
Pharmacists:
5

Current Provider vacancies, Sierra County (Jan. 2008):
Total 8 (Physician 1; LPN 1; RN 3; Social Worker 1; Other 2)

» Search HRSA Bureau of Health Professions for Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) designations in county

» See NM Health Policy Commission for more workforce data


Comprehensive Health Planning Council Priority Needs of Sierra County (2007)
  • Teen pregnancy
  • Youth suicide

Community Environmental Health Concerns
  • Water Quality/Quantity
  • Waste, Solid (capacity, trash disposal – illegal dumping), Hazardous, & Radioactive (Pollution/Disposal)
  • Animal/Livestock/Vector Control & Vector-borne illness
  • Natural Hazards/Disasters (fire/wind/drought, flooding)

HSC Activities in Sierra County (2007)

Education

  • 2 UNM SOM student &/or resident grads practicing in county (UNM SOM Location Report '07)
  • 1 Current nursing student graduated from high school in county
  • 2 Current pharmacy students graduated from high schools in county
  • 28 Emergency Medical Services grads from the county
  • 2 Months med student Community Immersion Experience w/ community preceptor
  • 22 Hours Project ECHO HcV Telehealth Clinic
  • 8 Hours UNM/NMSU Cooperative Pharmacy Program

Services Provided to County

  • 6.3 Primary care Locum Tenens coverage days provided in 2007
  • 254 calls to the New Mexico Poison Center in FY07
  • 8 Lifeguard Air Emergency transports to UNMH in 2007
  • 1 Project Echo (Hepatitis C virus treatment) participating provider
  • 84 Hours of client services, Ctr. For Developmental Disabilities (FY07)
  • Department of Psychiatry / Center for Rural & Community Behavioral Health:

    • 192 Hours Child & Adolescent Psychiatry services provided to county residents in 2007
  • 64 County residents served at UNM Cancer Research & Treatment Center (FY07)
  • 987 total Sierra County patient visits at UNM Hospitals and Clinics (FY07)
    • 209 Charity Care
    • 314 Uninsured
    • 673 Compensated Care
  • $526,575 in uncompensated cost of care for Sierra County residents (FY07)

Updated January 25, 2008