HSA# 443 - OUACHITA (MONROE), LA-RICHLAND, LA
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 239.6 | 65.0 | 92.0 | 24.9 |
| Whites | 239.7 | 60.8 | 91.4 | 26.8 |
| Blacks | 245.1 | 79.6 | 93.9 | 21.6 |
| Males | 301.7 | 66.4 | 130.2 | 27.5 |
| Females | 194.8 | 63.0 | 65.1 | 22.9 |
| White Males | 300.2 | 55.0 | 126.6 | 28.4 |
| White Females | 192.5 | 63.7 | 64.7 | 25.2 |
| Black Males | 310.9 | 105.0 | 137.2 | 27.1 |
| Black Females | 204.8 | 63.0 | 68.0 | 18.2 |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 426 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 365 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 61 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 136 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 21 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 9 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 10 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 1,174 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 121 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 1 |
| 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) | 2 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 1 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 49,385 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,244 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 8 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 265,550 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 561,384 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 148,402 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 25 | 9,589 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 12 | 8,777 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 13 | 812 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 252,352 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 159,718 | 63.3 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 2,100 | 0.8 |
| Blacks (1999) | 89,011 | 35.3 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 398 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 1,125 | 0.4 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 2,608 | 1.0 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 18,985 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 25,365 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 56,755 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 7 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 16 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 15 |
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