HSA# 432 - PULASKI (LITTLE ROCK), AR-SALINE, AR
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 184.3 | 95.0 | 95.2 | 36.7 |
| Whites | 178.2 | 90.4 | 91.6 | 37.7 |
| Blacks | 230.7 | 130.2 | 123.5 | 31.6 |
| Males | 241.8 | 96.4 | 134.5 | 46.2 |
| Females | 143.2 | 92.4 | 67.1 | 31.0 |
| White Males | 237.5 | 89.5 | 132.0 | 46.5 |
| White Females | 135.1 | 89.0 | 62.5 | 32.5 |
| Black Males | 279.7 | 151.9 | 157.5 | 47.1 |
| Black Females | 198.0 | 116.5 | 101.1 | 22.6 |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 2,024 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 1,426 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 598 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 410 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 89 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 54 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 13 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 5,415 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 270 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 11 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 5 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 114,852 |
| Total beds (1999) | 3,140 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 152 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 805,980 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 1380323 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 241,515 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 44 | 154,759 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 30 | 150,910 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 14 | 3,849 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 629,553 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 488,443 | 77.6 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 10,691 | 1.7 |
| Blacks (1999) | 123,377 | 19.6 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 2,166 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 4,876 | 0.8 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 11,928 | 1.9 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 25,186 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 34,772 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 83,647 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 10 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 19 |
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