Table 3.
Distance from Primary Care Clinic to Main Facility and Distance Patients Traveled to Primary Care Clinics by Clinic Site (Survey Data)
| Primary care clinic site | Distance from clinic to main facility (miles) | Patient distance to primary care clinic (miles) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range | Mean (SD) | Median | ||
| Iowa City VAMC and clinics | 1–145 | 35.3 (38.1) | 25.0 | |
| Iowa City, IA VAMC | NA | 1–145 | 50.9 (43.4) | 30.0 |
| Galesburg, IL CBOC | 111 | 1–120 | 32.7 (42.5) | 16.0 |
| Quad cities, IA CBOC | 62 | 2–73 | 27.3 (25.6) | 12.5 |
| Quincy, IL CBOC | 132 | 1–133 | 32.8 (42.0) | 22.0 |
| Minneapolis VAMC and clinics | 1–200 | 58.9 (50.6) | 50.0 | |
| Minneapolis, MN VAMC | NA | 4–200 | 57.7 (52.2) | 50.0 |
| Hibbing, MN CBOC | 210 | 1–200 | 62.3 (92.5) | 24.0 |
| Rice Lake, WI CBOC | 113 | 30–120 | 66.7 (47.3) | 50.0 |
| Rochester, MN CBOC | 84 | 40–100 | 57.1 (20.6) | 50.0 |
| Fargo VAMC and clinics | 45–100 | 72.5 (31.8) | 72.5 | |
| Bemidji, MN CBOC | 138 | 45–200 | 115.0 (78.6) | 100.0 |
| Jamestown, ND CBOC | 99 | NA | NA | NA |
| Black Hills Health Care System | 1–140 | 26.0 (43.8) | 11.0 | |
| Eagle Butte, SD CBOC | 141 | NA | NA | NA |
| Newcastle, WY CBOC | 80 | NA | NA | NA |
| Rapid City, SD CBOC | 32 | 1–11 | 5.0 (5.3) | 3.0 |
| Scottsbluff, NE CBOC | 123* | 4–18 | 9.3 (7.6) | 6.0 |
| Winner, SD CBOC | 242 | 25–26 | 25.5 (0.7) | 25.5 |
| Total | Mean = 120.5 | 1–200 | 44.5 (44.8) | 30.0 |
*Average number of miles from main facility for all traveling clinics in the Black Hills system, which included Scottsbluff, Gordon, and Alliance
CBOC = Community Based Outpatient Clinic, NA = not available for reasons of confidentiality