HSA# 20 - PROVIDENCE (PROVIDENCE), RI-NEW LONDON, CT
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 224.0 | 50.8 | 88.2 | 9.0 |
| Whites | 224.5 | 50.4 | 88.7 | 8.9 |
| Blacks | 248.4 | 68.3 | 95.0 | 17.0* |
| Males | 286.9 | 53.2 | 119.8 | 8.6 |
| Females | 178.4 | 48.2 | 65.6 | 8.8 |
| White Males | 289.1 | 52.8 | 121.1 | 8.6 |
| White Females | 177.8 | 47.9 | 65.5 | 8.7 |
| Black Males | 268.4 | 66.6 | 102.6 | 14.8* |
| Black Females | 225.9 | 66.8 | 86.3 | 17.2* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 3,229 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 2,287 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 942 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 782 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 175 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 110 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 77 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 10,596 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 430 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 11 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 11 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 11 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 8 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 123,195 |
| Total beds (1999) | 2,545 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 52 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 668,486 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 2729787 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 491,461 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 43 | 413,250 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 33 | 261,638 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 10 | 151,612 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 1,153,844 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 997,302 | 86.4 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 62,290 | 5.4 |
| Blacks (1999) | 60,269 | 5.2 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 6,388 | 0.6 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 27,595 | 2.4 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 77,403 | 6.7 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 28,420 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 39,814 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 122,033 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 11 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 21 |
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