HSA# 420 - WICHITA (WICHITA FALLS), TX-YOUNG, TX
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 238.2 | 76.8 | 128.3 | 20.2 |
| Whites | 236.6 | 75.5 | 125.9 | 20.4 |
| Blacks | 289.0 | 118.9 | 185.9 | 15.7* |
| Males | 310.9 | 75.7 | 179.1 | 18.5 |
| Females | 182.0 | 75.7 | 90.5 | 21.2 |
| White Males | 310.5 | 73.6 | 176.6 | 18.1 |
| White Females | 179.8 | 75.0 | 88.3 | 21.7 |
| Black Males | 346.1 | 136.6* | 249.0 | 29.0* |
| Black Females | 236.8 | 104.7* | 138.5 | 8.3* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 317 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 272 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 45 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 108 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 18 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 8 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 7 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 1,111 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 89 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 11 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 1 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 27,618 |
| Total beds (1999) | 754 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 10 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 131,543 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 663,929 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 114,103 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 10 | 4,468 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 6 | 743 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 4 | 3,725 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 193,195 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 155,626 | 80.6 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 17,977 | 9.3 |
| Blacks (1999) | 14,834 | 7.7 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,518 | 0.8 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 3,240 | 1.7 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 19,537 | 10.1 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 22,222 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 31,108 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 29,447 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 5 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 11 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 15 |
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