HSA# 139 - BERKS (READING), PA
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 189.6 | 60.4 | 90.0 | 13.8 |
| Whites | 190.1 | 60.2 | 90.4 | 13.7 |
| Blacks | 175.7 | 81.0* | 81.2* | 22.7* |
| Males | 246.5 | 56.0 | 117.8 | 14.9 |
| Females | 148.7 | 61.6 | 69.2 | 13.3 |
| White Males | 246.4 | 55.4 | 117.9 | 14.6 |
| White Females | 149.9 | 61.6 | 69.7 | 13.4 |
| Black Males | 281.9 | 122.1* | 126.1* | 47.8* |
| Black Females | 99.9* | 61.1* | 48.4* | 7.9* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 626 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 507 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 119 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 184 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 43 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 22 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 42 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 3,207 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 76 |
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) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 1 |
| 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) | 1 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 41,684 |
| Total beds (1999) | 863 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 0 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 211,591 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 882,988 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 110,728 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 10 | 64,073 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 7 | 57,918 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 3 | 6,155 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 358,211 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 316,875 | 88.5 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 22,394 | 6.3 |
| Blacks (1999) | 13,382 | 3.7 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 485 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 5,075 | 1.4 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 25,989 | 7.3 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 27,511 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 40,587 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 31,020 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 12 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 15 |
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