HSA# 269 - UPSON, GA-LAMAR, GA
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 197.5 | 98.4 | 74.2 | 31.5 |
| Whites | 205.7 | 90.2 | 79.4 | 33.3 |
| Blacks | 168.6 | 126.1 | 57.1 | 25.2* |
| Males | 294.6 | 110.2 | 125.9 | 26.5* |
| Females | 134.2 | 90.0 | 40.5 | 32.8 |
| White Males | 314.3 | 102.2 | 135.5 | 26.4* |
| White Females | 135.5 | 80.5 | 41.7 | 35.3 |
| Black Males | 224.5 | 139.1* | 93.8* | 29.4* |
| Black Females | 129.4 | 119.5 | 35.0* | 22.5* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 45 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 42 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 3 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 21 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 4 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 0 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 1 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 230 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 12 |
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) | 0 |
| 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) | 5,072 |
| Total beds (1999) | 115 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 0 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 18,707 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 89,932 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 19,958 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 7 | 519 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 3 | 409 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 4 | 110 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 55,193 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 36,461 | 66.1 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 394 | 0.7 |
| Blacks (1999) | 18,053 | 32.7 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 82 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 203 | 0.4 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 460 | 0.8 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 19,051 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 30,644 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 8,447 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 6 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 19 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 9 |
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