HSA# 75 - NEW CASTLE (WILMINGTON), DE-HARFORD, MD
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 225.5 | 52.2 | 72.7 | 18.1 |
| Whites | 224.9 | 49.7 | 74.2 | 18.6 |
| Blacks | 242.7 | 75.8 | 63.3 | 13.0 |
| Males | 282.1 | 53.5 | 91.2 | 17.7 |
| Females | 181.3 | 50.5 | 58.9 | 17.5 |
| White Males | 283.0 | 51.0 | 94.6 | 18.2 |
| White Females | 178.9 | 48.3 | 58.8 | 18.0 |
| Black Males | 293.4 | 77.9 | 66.1 | 10.7* |
| Black Females | 207.9 | 72.6 | 62.1 | 13.2* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 1,519 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 1,167 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 352 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 419 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 88 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 44 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 65 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 7,442 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 234 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 4 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 72,438 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,581 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 12 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 410,924 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 1054474 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 238,481 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 34 | 318,615 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 23 | 225,433 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 11 | 93,182 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 789,328 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 622,092 | 78.8 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 23,526 | 3.0 |
| Blacks (1999) | 124,673 | 15.8 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,813 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 17,224 | 2.2 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 26,801 | 3.4 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 30,420 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 48,699 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 62,874 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 6 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 23 |
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