HSA# 327 - BERRIEN (BENTON HARBOR), MI-VAN BUREN, MI
* UNSTABLE 
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 298 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 274 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 24 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 129 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 22 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 2 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 0 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 3 |
| Hospital Admissions | 21,131 |
| Hospital beds | 676 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 6 | 20,523 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 3 | 10,029 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 3 | 10,494 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 285,755 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 238,048 | 83.3 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 6,539 | 2.3 |
| Blacks (1999) | 36,544 | 12.8 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,867 | 0.7 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 2,757 | 1.0 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 7,405 | 2.6 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 22,357 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 35,449 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 40,164 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 10 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 14 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
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