HSA# 412 - LAUDERDALE, MS-NEWTON, MS
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 243.7 | 66.0 | 124.1 | 44.9 |
| Whites | 238.7 | 60.1 | 121.6 | 47.1 |
| Blacks | 256.5 | 79.9 | 132.4 | 40.9 |
| Males | 309.3 | 71.4 | 174.8 | 50.0 |
| Females | 194.2 | 61.8 | 87.5 | 42.0 |
| White Males | 311.7 | 67.5 | 177.3 | 52.7 |
| White Females | 182.8 | 56.5 | 79.7 | 43.6 |
| Black Males | 310.6 | 86.5 | 170.6 | 45.4 |
| Black Females | 218.2 | 73.6 | 106.2 | 38.4 |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 246 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 221 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 25 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 77 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 13 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 10 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 20 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 1,236 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 37 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 3 |
| 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) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 3 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 30,262 |
| Total beds (1999) | 931 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 20 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 204,517 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 315,037 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 89,378 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 12 | 7,343 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 8 | 3,489 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 4 | 3,854 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 185,423 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 107,041 | 57.7 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 887 | 0.5 |
| Blacks (1999) | 71,827 | 38.7 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 5,021 | 2.7 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 647 | 0.3 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 1,254 | 0.7 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 19,305 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 26,141 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 34,769 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 7 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 16 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 11 |
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