HSA# 287 - COOK (CHICAGO), IL-DU PAGE, IL
* UNSTABLE 
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 20,600 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 14,121 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 6,479 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 7,754 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 1,658 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 123 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 132 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 75 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 50 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 61 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 52 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 40 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 57 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 55 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 47 |
| Hospital Admissions | 960,835 |
| Hospital beds | 21,322 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 89 | 1,790,731 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 9 | 44,299 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 29 | 187,467 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 51 | 1,558,965 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 6,949,660 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 4,130,346 | 59.4 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 991,429 | 14.3 |
| Blacks (1999) | 1,460,482 | 21.0 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 17,032 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 350,371 | 5.0 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 1,060,914 | 15.3 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 34,151 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 45,824 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 806,655 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 10 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 25 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
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