HSA# 267 - ALAMANCE (BURLINGTON), NC
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 209.4 | 86.4 | 75.9 | 15.7 |
| Whites | 209.8 | 82.9 | 77.8 | 16.7 |
| Blacks | 217.0 | 108.0 | 67.1 | 11.5* |
| Males | 272.3 | 90.2 | 99.2 | 17.3 |
| Females | 166.7 | 80.8 | 60.8 | 14.3 |
| White Males | 277.3 | 87.8 | 105.9 | 18.8 |
| White Females | 164.5 | 75.8 | 60.4 | 14.9 |
| Black Males | 264.5 | 105.7 | 70.3* | 11.7* |
| Black Females | 184.5 | 108.7 | 63.3 | 11.6* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 171 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 154 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 17 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 62 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 12 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 2 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 1 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 644 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 52 |
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) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 1 |
| 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) | 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) | 10,043 |
| Total beds (1999) | 319 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 0 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 69,516 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 124,315 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 47,314 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 11 | 22,467 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 9 | 22,451 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 2 | 16 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 121,100 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 94,244 | 77.8 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 1,671 | 1.4 |
| Blacks (1999) | 23,827 | 19.7 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 400 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 958 | 0.8 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 1,807 | 1.5 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 24,836 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 35,281 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 10,443 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 2 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 13 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 15 |
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