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Pitt County health director reports clinic visits up, re-accreditation with honors
Summary
Public Health Director Wes Gray briefed commissioners on clinic visit totals, program participation, environmental health inspections, and the department's recent reaccreditation with honors from the North Carolina Public Health Accreditation Board.
Dr. Wes Gray, Pitt County health director, delivered a quarterly update June 2, reporting clinical visit totals, program participation, inspection volumes for environmental health, and the health department’s recent reaccreditation.
Gray said the department recorded 9,330 clinic visits in the fiscal year through May 31 and noted a patient show rate that averaged 77–80% with May at 83%. He said the STD rapid clinic has seen 1,416 visits this fiscal year (about 230 per month) and that outreach and maternal-child health programs are meeting benchmarks the department must hit to retain program funding.
On environmental health, Gray reported 1,559 on-site wastewater visits, nearly 1,000 site evaluations, 6,382 consultations with landowners, and 94 on-site wastewater permits issued so far in the year. He also cited wide inspection activity across food, lodging and other regulated facilities: 928 restaurants inspected, 221 food stands, 41 schools, 38 childcare centers, 42 residential care visits, 8 hotels and 88 registered tattoo artists.
Gray said the department's WIC caseload is 4,212 clients (state baseline and percentage targets referenced in the packet), dental services saw 147 pediatric patients January–April with exams, cleanings and x-rays provided, and nurse-family partnership and healthy-beginnings programs are at 82% and 64% of goals respectively.
Gray highlighted the county wellness program — 733 county employees were screened through the local program this year (up from 638 last fiscal year) — and mentioned staff participation in regional public-health meetings. He also announced the health department was reaccredited by the North Carolina Public Health Accreditation Board with honors on May 9, meeting 46 of 47 activities required for the cycle.
Commissioners asked whether rural residents had raised complaints about wells following recent heavy rains; Gray said those concerns are typically routed to the county environmental health staff (Kent Keeter and William Wade) and that he had not been made aware of specific complaints.
Gray offered to answer questions and closed the presentation after commissioners thanked him for the report.
