HSA# 150 - JEFFERSON (BIRMINGHAM), AL-WALKER, AL
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 168.7 | 69.8 | 77.2 | 36.3 |
| Whites | 173.5 | 65.4 | 81.1 | 38.5 |
| Blacks | 152.3 | 88.0 | 63.6 | 28.9 |
| Males | 230.1 | 70.2 | 107.0 | 37.6 |
| Females | 125.8 | 68.3 | 56.2 | 35.1 |
| White Males | 241.0 | 63.9 | 114.0 | 38.8 |
| White Females | 125.7 | 65.1 | 57.4 | 37.4 |
| Black Males | 189.7 | 97.8 | 80.9 | 33.5 |
| Black Females | 127.9 | 80.4 | 52.6 | 26.7 |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 3,148 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 2,296 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 852 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 737 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 151 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 112 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 36 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 9,203 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 402 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 20 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 13 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 17 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 14 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 15 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 10 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 192,766 |
| Total beds (1999) | 4,711 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 184 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 1039484 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 2707842 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 494,455 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 41 | 245,492 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 16 | 124,148 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 25 | 121,344 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 1,119,261 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 825,465 | 73.8 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 7,578 | 0.7 |
| Blacks (1999) | 279,036 | 24.9 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,741 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 5,441 | 0.5 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 8,429 | 0.8 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 25,316 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 36,397 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 149,018 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 12 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 18 |
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