HSA# 8 - SCHUYLKILL, PA-MONTOUR, PA
* UNSTABLE 
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 644 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 472 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 172 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 203 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 31 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 5 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 7 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 4 |
| Hospital Admissions | 45,774 |
| Hospital beds | 1,187 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 22 | 70,729 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 14 | 14,940 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 8 | 55,789 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 337,943 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 326,165 | 96.5 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 3,507 | 1.0 |
| Blacks (1999) | 6,104 | 1.8 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 405 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 1,762 | 0.5 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 4,328 | 1.3 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 22,444 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 32,415 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 35,059 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 13 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 10 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 5 |
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