HSA# 159 - ALACHUA (GAINESVILLE), FL-COLUMBIA, FL
* UNSTABLE 
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 1,455 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 928 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 527 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 445 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 112 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 7 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 9 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 2 |
| Hospital Admissions | 77,719 |
| Hospital beds | 2,290 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 58 | 72,191 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 34 | 67,968 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 24 | 4,223 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 401,409 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 290,358 | 72.3 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 14,517 | 3.6 |
| Blacks (1999) | 86,261 | 21.5 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,484 | 0.4 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 8,789 | 2.2 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 16,580 | 4.1 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 20,882 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 29,173 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 73,171 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 10 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 21 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |
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