HSA# 470 - CALCASIEU (LAKE CHARLES), LA-BEAUREGARD, LA
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 259.9 | 60.4 | 62.7 | 33.4 |
| Whites | 250.4 | 56.9 | 64.4 | 36.0 |
| Blacks | 321.3 | 80.0 | 55.6 | 19.2 |
| Males | 338.8 | 61.7 | 85.2 | 36.0 |
| Females | 199.3 | 59.3 | 46.2 | 31.3 |
| White Males | 331.1 | 58.0 | 90.3 | 38.5 |
| White Females | 187.9 | 55.9 | 45.4 | 34.1 |
| Black Males | 398.7 | 84.0 | 61.8 | 24.5* |
| Black Females | 264.5 | 76.5 | 51.0 | 15.4* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 403 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 354 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 49 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 129 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 36 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 12 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 3 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 1,459 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 41 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 11 |
| 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) | 7 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 1 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 44,704 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,230 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 9 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 218,086 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 753,226 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 184,585 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 20 | 12,686 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 9 | 2,661 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 11 | 10,025 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 304,831 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 225,231 | 73.9 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 6,067 | 2.0 |
| Blacks (1999) | 69,563 | 22.8 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,051 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 2,919 | 1.0 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 7,223 | 2.4 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 20,503 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 32,284 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 44,373 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 5 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 14 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 13 |
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