hrsa_hpsa_search
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Where has the federal government designated a health-professional shortage? Search HRSA HPSAs by state, county, discipline (Primary Care | Dental Health | Mental Health), designation type, status, minimum HPSA score (0-26, higher = worse), population type, rural-only, or designated-since date. Returns the designation, score, geography, provider-to-population ratio, and shortage FTE — the buying moment for clinician-staffing, telehealth, and workforce vendors. [price: $0.05/row]
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| state | string | no | Primary state/territory code(s), CSV. |
| county | string | no | County name fragment. |
| discipline | string | no | Primary Care | Dental Health | Mental Health (CSV). |
| designation_type | string | no | Designation type fragment. |
| status | string | no | Designated | Proposed for Withdrawal | Withdrawn (CSV). |
| hpsa_id | string | no | Exact HPSA ID. |
| min_score | string | no | Minimum HPSA score (0-26, higher = worse). |
| population_type | string | no | Population-type fragment (Low Income, Migrant Farmworker...). |
| since | string | no | Designated on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). |
| rural | string | no | true = rural / partially-rural only; false = non-rural. |
| sort | string | no | score | designation_date | shortage_fte :asc|:desc. Default score:desc. |
| limit | integer | no | Max rows (default 25, cap 100). |
| offset | integer | no | Rows to skip. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"state": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Primary state/territory code(s), CSV.",
"examples": [
"TX"
]
},
"county": {
"type": "string",
"description": "County name fragment.",
"examples": [
"Harris"
]
},
"discipline": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Primary Care | Dental Health | Mental Health (CSV).",
"examples": [
"Primary Care"
]
},
"designation_type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Designation type fragment.",
"examples": [
"Geographic HPSA"
]
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Designated | Proposed for Withdrawal | Withdrawn (CSV).",
"examples": [
"Designated"
]
},
"hpsa_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Exact HPSA ID.",
"examples": [
"1484203330"
]
},
"min_score": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Minimum HPSA score (0-26, higher = worse).",
"examples": [
"18"
]
},
"population_type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Population-type fragment (Low Income, Migrant Farmworker...).",
"examples": [
"Low Income"
]
},
"since": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Designated on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD).",
"examples": [
"2020-01-01"
]
},
"rural": {
"type": "string",
"description": "true = rural / partially-rural only; false = non-rural.",
"examples": [
"true"
]
},
"sort": {
"type": "string",
"description": "score | designation_date | shortage_fte :asc|:desc. Default score:desc.",
"examples": [
"score:desc"
]
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Max rows (default 25, cap 100).",
"examples": [
25
]
},
"offset": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Rows to skip.",
"examples": [
0
]
}
},
"required": []
}