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Figure 5: Focus group participants identified Obstetricians (34.8%); Specialists (21.7%); Medicaid/Medicare providers (13.0%); Emergency Department Physicians, Geriatricians, Primary Care, and Psychiatrists (17.2% collectively) as most needed in the Rockbridge community. An additional 13% cited the need for unspecified providers.
Figure 5: Needs- Medical Providers 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0%
A summary of the responses for each “Needs” category is presented in Table 1.
Healthy Vision Focus group participants were asked to respond to the following two questions addressing a “Healthy Vision” for the Rockbridge Area:
What do you believe are the two to three most important characteristics of a healthy community? What can we do to improve the health of our community?
A total of 108 responses among the eleven focus groups were collected and nine categories identified. Community Economic Development Education Government Healthcare Natural Resources Safety Transportation Wellness 59