HSA# 149 - FORSYTH (WINSTON-SALEM), NC-SURRY, NC
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 192.5 | 73.1 | 77.9 | 18.0 |
| Whites | 187.6 | 69.7 | 79.7 | 17.7 |
| Blacks | 225.5 | 95.2 | 66.4 | 20.7 |
| Males | 261.2 | 76.6 | 112.4 | 16.9 |
| Females | 146.3 | 69.6 | 55.8 | 18.2 |
| White Males | 258.9 | 74.5 | 116.8 | 16.1 |
| White Females | 139.2 | 65.6 | 55.5 | 18.1 |
| Black Males | 284.3 | 97.1 | 85.4 | 23.4* |
| Black Females | 188.4 | 92.1 | 56.1 | 18.8 |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 1,493 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 993 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 500 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 297 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 74 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 53 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 2 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 3,955 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 170 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 4 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 75,237 |
| Total beds (1999) | 2,052 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 44 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 522,687 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 450,709 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 194,365 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 40 | 189,842 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 38 | 189,828 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 2 | 14 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 468,582 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 373,188 | 79.6 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 7,488 | 1.6 |
| Blacks (1999) | 83,242 | 17.8 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,016 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 3,648 | 0.8 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 8,233 | 1.8 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 28,009 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 37,511 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 49,203 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 13 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 18 |
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