HSA# 467 - LAFOURCHE, LA-TERREBONNE (HOUMA), LA
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 219.8 | 61.8 | 109.7 | 11.0 |
| Whites | 222.2 | 55.2 | 108.8 | 11.7 |
| Blacks | 221.6 | 95.1 | 120.4 | 8.6* |
| Males | 288.4 | 67.6 | 156.5 | 14.5 |
| Females | 171.3 | 55.6 | 76.1 | 8.7 |
| White Males | 294.2 | 57.7 | 159.2 | 15.3 |
| White Females | 172.1 | 50.7 | 74.2 | 9.1 |
| Black Males | 277.6 | 120.5 | 143.2 | 12.6* |
| Black Females | 183.3 | 78.8 | 98.6 | 7.4* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 258 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 238 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 20 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 82 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 22 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 14 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 0 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 856 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 65 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 3 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 28,736 |
| Total beds (1999) | 649 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 16 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 120,166 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 404,698 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 126,206 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 12 | 11,977 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 6 | 1,699 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 6 | 10,278 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 217,833 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 165,087 | 75.8 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 3,442 | 1.6 |
| Blacks (1999) | 40,156 | 18.4 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 7,094 | 3.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 2,054 | 0.9 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 4,061 | 1.9 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 20,646 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 31,989 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 35,036 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 5 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 25 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 9 |
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