HSA# 32 - HAMPDEN (SPRINGFIELD), MA-HAMPSHIRE, MA
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 172.3 | 51.2 | 71.2 | 26.4 |
| Whites | 173.9 | 50.8 | 71.7 | 26.6 |
| Blacks | 133.1 | 61.2 | 60.2 | 25.2* |
| Males | 230.2 | 56.2 | 93.1 | 28.2 |
| Females | 132.2 | 47.6 | 54.9 | 25.0 |
| White Males | 233.5 | 56.5 | 93.8 | 28.8 |
| White Females | 132.8 | 46.7 | 55.2 | 25.0 |
| Black Males | 153.0 | 47.4* | 80.6 | 11.8* |
| Black Females | 111.3 | 66.6 | 43.0* | 32.0* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 1,447 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 1,126 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 321 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 399 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 86 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 43 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 15 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 5,702 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 162 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 6 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 62,866 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,288 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 31 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 342,410 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 1373480 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 248,499 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 24 | 231,315 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 13 | 71,086 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 11 | 160,229 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 589,171 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 471,625 | 80.0 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 54,902 | 9.3 |
| Blacks (1999) | 48,344 | 8.2 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,237 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 13,063 | 2.2 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 63,455 | 10.8 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 26,130 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 38,165 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 85,335 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 9 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 21 |
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