HSA# 238 - LENOIR, NC-WAYNE, NC
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 262.9 | 105.0 | 82.3 | 13.8 |
| Whites | 260.9 | 100.5 | 87.2 | 14.3 |
| Blacks | 271.9 | 118.1 | 73.0 | 13.1 |
| Males | 346.2 | 118.7 | 115.7 | 13.6 |
| Females | 203.7 | 95.5 | 59.5 | 13.6 |
| White Males | 352.0 | 112.0 | 129.0 | 12.5* |
| White Females | 197.8 | 92.5 | 59.5 | 15.3 |
| Black Males | 347.4 | 142.6 | 91.0 | 17.6* |
| Black Females | 218.0 | 102.5 | 59.7 | 10.1* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 268 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 240 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 28 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 93 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 14 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 3 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 3 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 1,386 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 97 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 2 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 26,179 |
| Total beds (1999) | 599 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 0 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 148,259 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 376,116 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 102,685 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 13 | 12,154 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 13 | 12,154 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 232,469 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 141,571 | 60.9 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 5,571 | 2.4 |
| Blacks (1999) | 82,843 | 35.6 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 576 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 1,908 | 0.8 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 6,389 | 2.7 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 20,134 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 29,678 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 39,200 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 5 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 15 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 11 |
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