HSA# 145 - WHITFIELD, GA-MURRAY, GA
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 190.4 | 86.5 | 79.4 | 27.0 |
| Whites | 190.5 | 87.9 | 80.4 | 27.8 |
| Blacks | 207.6* | 62.8* | 59.3* | 10.6* |
| Males | 267.7 | 91.9 | 115.7 | 31.8 |
| Females | 131.7 | 82.5 | 51.9 | 23.2 |
| White Males | 267.9 | 92.2 | 117.3 | 32.4 |
| White Females | 132.0 | 84.8 | 52.6 | 24.2 |
| Black Males | 312.3* | 94.1* | 97.0* | 24.4* |
| Black Females | 141.7* | 40.8* | 35.9* | 0.0* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 156 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 149 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 7 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 62 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 15 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 5 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 2 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 426 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 4 |
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) | 1 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 1 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 11,184 |
| Total beds (1999) | 315 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 0 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 47,035 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 232,958 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 64,424 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 2 | 24 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 2 | 24 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 117,142 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 106,223 | 90.7 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 5,313 | 4.5 |
| Blacks (1999) | 4,363 | 3.7 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 390 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 853 | 0.7 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 5,658 | 4.8 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 22,771 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 35,007 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 13,851 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 21 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 10 |
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