HSA# 272 - JEFFERSON (LOUISVILLE), KY-SHELBY, KY
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 201.2 | 65.6 | 88.6 | 25.6 |
| Whites | 198.8 | 63.9 | 87.2 | 24.8 |
| Blacks | 226.0 | 78.7 | 101.5 | 33.2 |
| Males | 268.6 | 72.0 | 125.5 | 30.5 |
| Females | 156.1 | 62.3 | 65.3 | 22.8 |
| White Males | 266.6 | 70.3 | 124.9 | 30.2 |
| White Females | 153.1 | 60.8 | 63.6 | 21.9 |
| Black Males | 296.1 | 88.2 | 136.0 | 35.6 |
| Black Females | 182.3 | 73.3 | 80.5 | 30.5 |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 2,586 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 2,019 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 567 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 635 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 121 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 79 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 9 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 7,098 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 285 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 14 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 13 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 11 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 7 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 149,314 |
| Total beds (1999) | 3,174 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 87 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 836,978 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 1691730 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 442,200 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 67 | 238,017 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 27 | 66,087 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 40 | 171,930 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 900,830 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 754,232 | 83.7 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 6,788 | 0.8 |
| Blacks (1999) | 130,666 | 14.5 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,250 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 7,894 | 0.9 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 8,045 | 0.9 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 27,802 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 39,107 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 105,839 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 11 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 17 |
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