HSA# 121 - FAIRFIELD (BRIDGEPORT), CT
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 182.0 | 51.1 | 46.6 | 16.7 |
| Whites | 179.9 | 49.8 | 46.7 | 16.9 |
| Blacks | 211.8 | 61.1 | 44.9 | 13.2* |
| Males | 236.2 | 52.4 | 61.8 | 16.0 |
| Females | 143.0 | 49.4 | 36.0 | 16.8 |
| White Males | 237.3 | 52.4 | 63.2 | 16.5 |
| White Females | 138.7 | 47.2 | 35.1 | 16.9 |
| Black Males | 230.9 | 44.2 | 41.5 | 9.0* |
| Black Females | 194.3 | 69.6 | 45.6 | 15.2* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 2,661 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 2,114 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 547 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 682 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 164 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 78 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 16 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 7,198 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 262 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 5 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 81,888 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,638 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 30 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 429,567 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 1108620 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 262,699 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 15 | 344,254 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 12 | 199,774 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 3 | 144,480 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 841,334 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 632,883 | 75.2 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 85,062 | 10.1 |
| Blacks (1999) | 92,595 | 11.0 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,521 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 29,273 | 3.5 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 94,011 | 11.2 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 51,866 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 56,872 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 67,095 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 8 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 34 |
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