HSA# 101 - WORCESTER (WORCESTER), MA-FRANKLIN, MA
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 177.7 | 48.7 | 79.2 | 22.7 |
| Whites | 178.5 | 48.7 | 79.5 | 22.9 |
| Blacks | 143.9 | 17.4* | 70.9* | 7.1* |
| Males | 234.4 | 50.2 | 102.0 | 23.6 |
| Females | 135.4 | 46.7 | 60.9 | 22.1 |
| White Males | 235.2 | 50.1 | 102.2 | 23.7 |
| White Females | 136.1 | 46.6 | 61.2 | 22.3 |
| Black Males | 188.1* | 23.0* | 100.6* | 0.0* |
| Black Females | 99.8* | 16.2* | 41.5* | 10.9* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 2,166 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 1,524 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 642 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 619 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 93 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 75 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 44 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 9,166 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 284 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 5 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 85,550 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,729 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 31 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 432,133 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 1922277 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 362,877 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 22 | 472,656 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 12 | 157,553 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 10 | 315,103 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 809,435 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 721,738 | 89.2 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 42,240 | 5.2 |
| Blacks (1999) | 22,770 | 2.8 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 2,037 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 20,650 | 2.6 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 48,425 | 6.0 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 28,329 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 40,300 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 88,089 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 9 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 22 |
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