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COUNCIL DISTRICT 5 2019 PRIMARY CARE PROFILES A look at adult primary care access in New York City COUNCIL DISTRICT 5 Includes the Upper East Side's Yorkville, Lenox Hill, Carnegie Hill, Roosevelt Island, Midtown East, Sutton Place, and El Barrio in East Harlem neighborhoods. For comparison purposes, each metric is displayed CD MAN NYC at the city (NYC), borough (MAN), and Council District (CD) level PRIMARY CARE ACCESS Primary care access is when a person is able to 90.1% receive the primary care services needed that are 84.6 timely, affordable, and in a geographically proximate location. 94.0% 10.1% 19.4% 14.3% Primary Care Providers (PCPs) per 10,000 people 00 1010 2020 3030 4040 5050 6060 7070 1st 24.7 PCPs per 10,000 (CD) Health Insurance PCMH-Recognition 17.9 (CD) 21.2 PCPs per 10,000 (MAN) 94.0% of District 10.1% of the District's residents have health Primary Care Access Points insurance coverage are Patient-Centered Medical 9.2 PCPs per 10,000 (NYC) Home (PCMH)-Recognized 25th 74.9% 73.0% 81.0% 78.1% City Council District Ranking 13.4 (MAN) 82.8% 47.7% 6.8 (NYC) 50th Primary Care Provider Availability Medicaid Acceptance Medicare Acceptance Number of PCPs per 10,000 people. This District 82.8% of PCPs in the District 47.7% of PCPs in the District has an estimated 24.7 PCPs per 10,000 residents. accept patients with Medicaid accept patients with Medicare HEALTH STATUS Health status indicates factors that impact a population’s overall health, and the level of primary care services needed to address the health needs of a population. Preventable ED Visits Number of Potentially Preventable Emergency Department (PPED) Visits per 100 people. This district has an estimated 10.9% 60.7% 10.6 PPED visits per 100 residents. 534.9 50 PPED Visits per 100 people 8.3% 57.1% 5.1% 56.9% 511.2 27.0 PPED Visits per 100 (NYC) 508.9 25.8 PPED Visits per 100 (MAN) Diabetes Lack of Heart Disease Prevalence Immunization Mortality 10.6 PPED Visits per 100 (CD) 5.1% of District 57.1% of District 511.2 deaths per 0 1st 25th 50th residents report residents have 100,000 District having diabetes not received the residents result City Council District Ranking influenza vaccine from heart disease CD MAN NYC 7.1% 7.1% 16.6% 16.6% SOCIOECONOMIC POSITION 17.9% 17.9% Socioeconomic position refers to the social and economic factors that significantly 19.3% contribute to existing health disparities, and is interdependent with the quality of available 19.3% 14.4% primary care and level of care continuity provided. 14.4% 13.0% 13.0% 7.1% 3.4% Poverty 7.1% Unemployment 3.4% 7.1% of District residents live at or 16.6% 3.4% of District residents 5.6% 16.6% 5.6% below the Federal Poverty Level 17.9% ages 20-64 are unemployed 6.8% 17.9% 6.8% 19.3% 3.2% 19.3% 3.2% Older Adult Population 14.4% Race & Ethnicity 12.6% 19.3% of District residents are 14.4% 3.2% of District residents 12.6% 13.0% 22.2% over 64 years of age 13.0% identify as Black, Non-Hispanic 22.2% 3.4% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 3.4% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 5.6% 5.6% 6.8% FACILITIES 6.8% The locations of key health care facilities3.2% within the 3.2% District, including those for specific populations,12.6% are 12.6% mapped to display the distribution of sites that deliver 22.2% 22.2% primary care and related services. 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% COUNCIL DISTRICT FACILITY ALL DISTRICTS FACILITY COUNT TYPE AVERAGE 33 Article 28 19 Federally Qualified 0 Health Centers (FQHCs) 3 Title X Family 2 1 Planning Program Mental Health 3 Treatment Centers 5 Drug and Alcohol 1 6 Treatment Centers School-Based 0 2 Health Center Patient-Centered Medical 9 12 Home (PCMH) Access Point APPROACHES & ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE PRIMARY CARE ACCESS Promoting quality primary care access among all individuals across NYC is critical to ensuring health equity, creating healthy communities, and reducing health care costs. This profile may serve to inform health care planning and future siting of health care facilities. The findings also support advocacy for additional services to encourage equitable access to primary care. • Ensure sufficient amount of PCPs in every district. Take measures such as PCP-to-population ratio into account when • siting and providing capital for primary care facilities. Work towards primary care access parity for districts with relatively low • socioeconomic position. Encourage high-quality primary care provision and access through • reimbursement models that reward proven quality programs, such as Patient-Centered Medical Home, and targeted capital grants and loans. Primary Care Development Corporation Technical Notes Founded in 1993 in New York City, PCDC is a nationally For more information about data, recognized nonprofit that catalyzes excellence in primary care measures, and methodology, please through strategic community investment, capacity building, refer to the New York City Council and policy initiatives to achieve health equity. In New York District Profiles on our website: State, PCDC has worked with hundreds of primary care pcdc.org organizations to expand access to high-quality primary care. As a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), PCDC provides low-interest capital and expertise to build, renovate, and expand community-based health care facilities, supporting providers in delivering quality care to Contact Information their patients in settings that promote dignity, respect, and wellness. PCDC also provides expert consulting, training, Primary Care Development Corporation and coaching to help primary care practices adopt patient- 45 Broadway, Suite 530 centered models, care coordination, and integrated services; New York, NY 10006 improve operations; incorporate coordinated care; leverage Mary M. Ford, MS health information technology; and boost patient health [email protected] outcomes. 212-437-3900 pcdc.org PCDC works with key policy makers, trade associations, and industry leaders to advance policy initiatives that strengthen, sustain, and expand access to quality primary care. In a rapidly evolving health policy environment, PCDC brings both policy expertise and nearly a quarter century’s experience investing in and strengthening primary care practices in NYS. .

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