HSA# 807 - KERN (BAKERSFIELD), CA
* UNSTABLE 
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 812 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 677 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 135 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 327 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 63 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 4 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 6 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 3 |
| Hospital Admissions | 53,592 |
| Hospital beds | 1,561 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 12 | 194,067 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 2 | 71,492 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 1 | 2,077 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 9 | 120,498 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 642,495 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 346,156 | 53.9 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 212,791 | 33.1 |
| Blacks (1999) | 42,337 | 6.6 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 11,270 | 1.8 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 29,941 | 4.7 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 230,961 | 35.9 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 19,643 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 32,359 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 128,669 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 15 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 13 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 11 |
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