HSA# 84 - LEHIGH (ALLE), PA-NORTHAMPTON, PA
* UNSTABLE 
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 1,550 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 1,262 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 288 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 526 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 86 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 12 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 18 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 7 |
| Hospital Admissions | 100,483 |
| Hospital beds | 2,092 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 26 | 130,836 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 16 | 125,145 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 10 | 5,691 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 746,891 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 674,796 | 90.3 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 40,645 | 5.4 |
| Blacks (1999) | 18,879 | 2.5 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,041 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 11,530 | 1.5 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 44,404 | 5.9 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 26,704 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 41,302 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 59,952 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 10 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 17 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 5 |
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