HSA# 424 - LAFAYETTE (LAFAYETTE), LA-IBERIA, LA
* UNSTABLE 
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 663 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 575 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 88 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 245 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 45 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 4 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 6 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 5 |
| Hospital Admissions | 54,035 |
| Hospital beds | 1,472 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 28 | 14,931 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 18 | 13,443 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 10 | 1,488 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 418,678 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 299,193 | 71.5 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 6,394 | 1.5 |
| Blacks (1999) | 107,281 | 25.6 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 774 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 5,036 | 1.2 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 7,628 | 1.8 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 21,812 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 31,200 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 68,695 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 20 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 15 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 6 |
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