HSA# 219 - LAUDERDALE (FLORENCE), AL-COLBERT, AL
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 167.7 | 62.1 | 88.0 | 42.5 |
| Whites | 168.3 | 58.3 | 86.7 | 41.3 |
| Blacks | 171.0 | 107.3 | 108.6 | 57.1 |
| Males | 202.9 | 64.9 | 107.9 | 40.4 |
| Females | 139.4 | 59.1 | 72.6 | 42.4 |
| White Males | 206.1 | 60.7 | 107.3 | 35.9 |
| White Females | 138.4 | 55.8 | 70.7 | 42.9 |
| Black Males | 186.8 | 126.3 | 126.2 | 93.6* |
| Black Females | 155.2 | 94.1 | 95.5 | 37.7* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 272 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 260 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 12 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 88 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 15 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 9 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 7 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 1,060 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 33 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 1 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 32,011 |
| Total beds (1999) | 902 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 24 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 219,244 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 276,089 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 112,210 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 4 | 715 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 3 | 587 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 1 | 128 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 191,054 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 169,120 | 88.5 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 1,138 | 0.6 |
| Blacks (1999) | 19,962 | 10.4 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 367 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 467 | 0.2 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 1,244 | 0.7 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 20,573 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 30,686 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 27,478 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 7 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 17 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 12 |
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