Primary Care Shortage Areas in California

This dataset contains the geographies used to study medical service in California and identifies which areas are designated as Primary Care Shortage Areas (PCSA). PCSAs are approved by the California Healthcare Workforce Policy Commission (Commission). The Commission plans to reassess the PCSA designations in 2023.

Data and Resources

Field Value
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issued 2021-01-20T16:34:43.323147
modified 2022-04-22T20:25:23.259659
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Groups
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Tags
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  • pa
  • pcsa
  • ratio
  • shortage
  • underserved
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maintainer Healthcare Workforce Development
maintainer_email workforcedata@hcai.ca.gov
metadata_created 2025-11-21T19:08:24.391658
metadata_modified 2025-11-21T19:08:24.391662
notes This dataset contains the geographies used to study medical service in California and identifies which areas are designated as Primary Care Shortage Areas (PCSA). PCSAs are approved by the California Healthcare Workforce Policy Commission (Commission). The Commission plans to reassess the PCSA designations in 2023.
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title Primary Care Shortage Areas in California