HSA# 574 - INDEPENDENCE, AR-HOWELL, MO
* UNSTABLE 
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 131 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 123 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 8 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 64 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 4 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 0 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 1 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 1 |
| Hospital Admissions | 18,479 |
| Hospital beds | 438 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 23 | 5,717 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 12 | 4,873 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 11 | 844 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 140,172 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 136,443 | 97.3 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 1,283 | 0.9 |
| Blacks (1999) | 1,302 | 0.9 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 639 | 0.5 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 505 | 0.4 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 1,441 | 1.0 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 17,064 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 23,725 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 28,892 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 20 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 9 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
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