Smith, Gregg counties lead large Texas MSAs in healthcare system capacity per capita. - April 2020

Authors

Manuel Reyes-Loya, University of Texas at TylerFollow
Marilyn Young, University of Texas at Tyler
Ayush Kumar, University of Texas at Tyler

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 4-1-2020

Abstract

In the wake of the COVID–19 pandemic, healthcare systems in areas that have seen dramatic spikes in illness from the novel coronavirus have been significantly strained. How well positioned is the East Texas healthcare infrastructure to handle the pandemic, and how does East Texas compare to the rest of the state? This issue of the Hibbs Newsletter discusses the healthcare system capacity in Greater East Texas. The Hibbs Institute finds that Smith and Gregg Counties have a robust healthcare system that rivals large Texas MSAs when capacity is evaluated on a per capita basis

Persistent Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10950/4636

Recommended Citation

Reyes-Loya, Manuel; Young, Marilyn; and Kumar, Ayush, "Smith, Gregg counties lead large Texas MSAs in healthcare system capacity per capita. - April 2020" (2020). Hibbs Newsletter. Paper 11.