HSA# 168 - NEW HANOVER (WILMINGTON), NC-BRUNSWICK, NC
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 200.7 | 79.5 | 54.9 | 18.2 |
| Whites | 195.5 | 77.3 | 53.0 | 16.7 |
| Blacks | 230.2 | 93.3 | 61.9 | 24.4 |
| Males | 257.6 | 92.8 | 79.3 | 16.1 |
| Females | 156.7 | 71.9 | 39.0 | 18.4 |
| White Males | 247.8 | 94.8 | 76.3 | 11.4 |
| White Females | 150.6 | 67.8 | 35.9 | 18.4 |
| Black Males | 307.2 | 96.5 | 87.2 | 36.3* |
| Black Females | 187.6 | 89.2 | 52.2 | 18.7* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 558 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 484 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 74 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 157 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 50 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 17 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 4 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 1,788 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 99 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 1 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 32,324 |
| Total beds (1999) | 804 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 16 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 190,945 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 400,836 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 95,255 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 17 | 41,934 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 15 | 41,926 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 2 | 8 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 262,402 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 198,882 | 75.8 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 3,729 | 1.4 |
| Blacks (1999) | 56,921 | 21.7 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,181 | 0.5 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 1,689 | 0.6 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 4,339 | 1.7 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 23,351 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 35,172 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 34,904 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 9 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 17 |
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