HSA# 34 - WOOD (PARKERSBURG), WV-WASHINGTON, OH
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 238.6 | 59.9 | 103.3 | 24.6 |
| Whites | 239.3 | 60.1 | 103.3 | 24.6 |
| Blacks | 178.5* | 67.0* | 89.8* | 29.8* |
| Males | 293.4 | 64.1 | 135.5 | 22.6 |
| Females | 197.2 | 56.1 | 80.0 | 25.2 |
| White Males | 295.5 | 64.1 | 136.0 | 22.5 |
| White Females | 196.9 | 56.4 | 79.8 | 25.3 |
| Black Males | 49.8* | 90.5* | 49.8* | 40.8* |
| Black Females | 285.6* | 62.3* | 126.4* | 23.5* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 274 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 249 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 25 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 91 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 14 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 8 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 33 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 1,516 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 85 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 6 |
| 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) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 5 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 33,022 |
| Total beds (1999) | 898 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 10 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 169,259 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 685,834 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 136,444 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 26 | 10,680 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 14 | 4,093 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 12 | 6,587 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 224,814 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 221,100 | 98.3 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 710 | 0.3 |
| Blacks (1999) | 1,815 | 0.8 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 336 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 853 | 0.4 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 735 | 0.3 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 20,441 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 31,332 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 33,543 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 7 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 14 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 11 |
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