HSA# 486 - UNION, AR-COLUMBIA, AR
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 209.8 | 104.5 | 121.9 | 27.6 |
| Whites | 203.3 | 92.1 | 113.7 | 28.0 |
| Blacks | 225.3 | 139.9 | 142.2 | 25.9* |
| Males | 285.5 | 118.8 | 170.2 | 28.1 |
| Females | 159.3 | 94.2 | 88.0 | 28.0 |
| White Males | 289.6 | 105.7 | 167.6 | 28.0 |
| White Females | 146.7 | 84.1 | 76.5 | 28.0 |
| Black Males | 262.9 | 162.6 | 167.9 | 24.9* |
| Black Females | 198.2 | 122.3 | 122.4 | 27.7* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 108 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 88 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 20 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 41 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 2 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 1 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 2 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 323 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 10 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 2 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 8,206 |
| Total beds (1999) | 224 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 7 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 41,527 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 83,754 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 32,051 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 10 | 4,250 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 4 | 3,556 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 6 | 694 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 75,310 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 48,183 | 64.0 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 619 | 0.8 |
| Blacks (1999) | 26,173 | 34.8 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 131 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 204 | 0.3 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 756 | 1.0 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 21,921 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 28,358 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 14,785 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 6 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 13 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 12 |
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