HSA# 71 - HALIFAX, VA-MECKLENBURG, VA
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 227.9 | 104.3 | 110.0 | 28.3 |
| Whites | 207.6 | 95.3 | 106.5 | 27.7 |
| Blacks | 270.0 | 118.2 | 117.8 | 29.6 |
| Males | 301.2 | 111.5 | 147.8 | 30.8 |
| Females | 177.0 | 99.6 | 81.8 | 28.5 |
| White Males | 290.0 | 104.3 | 142.6 | 33.8* |
| White Females | 156.0 | 91.3 | 80.3 | 25.1 |
| Black Males | 329.0 | 123.5 | 163.2 | 25.7* |
| Black Females | 222.2 | 112.1 | 84.0 | 34.5* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 104 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 99 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 5 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 40 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 5 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 4 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 0 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 299 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 31 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 2 |
| 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) | 2 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 10,582 |
| Total beds (1999) | 422 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 0 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 106,043 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 154,002 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 35,341 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 5 | 51 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 3 | 46 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 2 | 5 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 79,700 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 44,694 | 56.1 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 386 | 0.5 |
| Blacks (1999) | 34,303 | 43.0 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 137 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 180 | 0.2 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 695 | 0.9 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 18,280 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 27,758 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 13,697 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 6 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 23 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 9 |
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