HSA# 409 - FORREST, MS-COVINGTON, MS
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 279.2 | 66.2 | 133.3 | 41.6 |
| Whites | 274.2 | 61.7 | 129.3 | 42.4 |
| Blacks | 306.3 | 86.4 | 154.0 | 40.9 |
| Males | 380.2 | 71.0 | 190.2 | 40.3 |
| Females | 208.5 | 63.0 | 92.4 | 42.0 |
| White Males | 374.6 | 63.8 | 188.7 | 39.3 |
| White Females | 200.3 | 59.3 | 84.6 | 43.4 |
| Black Males | 414.3 | 108.8 | 207.7 | 50.0* |
| Black Females | 246.5 | 76.0 | 125.2 | 37.7* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 306 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 287 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 19 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 89 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 21 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 8 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 1 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 1,019 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 53 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 3 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 39,522 |
| Total beds (1999) | 955 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 10 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 224,729 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 246,238 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 145,105 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 8 | 12,894 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 3 | 827 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 5 | 12,067 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 155,612 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 109,935 | 70.6 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 1,264 | 0.8 |
| Blacks (1999) | 43,170 | 27.7 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 297 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 946 | 0.6 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 1,429 | 0.9 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 17,944 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 27,871 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 26,883 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 13 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 17 |
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