HSA# 261 - MC DOWELL, NC
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 181.0 | 70.2 | 76.2 | 3.2* |
| Whites | 184.7 | 67.3 | 76.6 | 3.3* |
| Blacks | 71.7* | 160.1* | 39.1* | 0.0* |
| Males | 251.0 | 84.5 | 94.2 | 0.0* |
| Females | 128.5 | 61.0 | 59.2 | 4.8* |
| White Males | 260.9 | 81.2 | 98.0 | 0.0* |
| White Females | 128.0 | 57.6 | 57.1 | 5.0* |
| Black Males | 0.0* | 177.5* | 0.0* | 0.0* |
| Black Females | 100.0* | 171.7* | 58.7* | 0.0* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 31 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 25 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 6 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 15 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 3 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 1 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 0 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 272 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 7 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 1 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 2,889 |
| Total beds (1999) | 65 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 0 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 11,266 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 66,757 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 15,459 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 6 | 2,098 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 5 | 2,097 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 1 | 1 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 40,565 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 37,940 | 93.5 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 248 | 0.6 |
| Blacks (1999) | 1,891 | 4.7 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 90 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 396 | 1.0 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 270 | 0.7 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 19,522 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 30,957 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 4,566 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 19 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 8 |
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