HSA# 488 - WASHINGTON, MS-SHARKEY, MS
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 320.7 | 101.8 | 136.0 | 31.9 |
| Whites | 292.5 | 79.1 | 134.3 | 26.6 |
| Blacks | 354.6 | 127.8 | 139.0 | 38.2 |
| Males | 418.8 | 122.9 | 173.7 | 37.9 |
| Females | 254.2 | 86.0 | 112.4 | 26.4 |
| White Males | 408.0 | 77.9 | 178.5 | 28.4* |
| White Females | 206.0 | 79.8 | 102.0 | 23.5* |
| Black Males | 429.5 | 178.8 | 165.5 | 49.6* |
| Black Females | 307.8 | 93.9 | 124.9 | 30.1 |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 89 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 81 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 8 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 30 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 6 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 4 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 3 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 374 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 30 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 2 |
| 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) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 1 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 9,506 |
| Total beds (1999) | 292 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 2 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 59,401 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 86,236 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 47,877 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 3 | 3,681 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 3 | 3,681 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 72,443 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 27,656 | 38.2 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 298 | 0.4 |
| Blacks (1999) | 44,022 | 60.8 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 78 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 389 | 0.5 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 472 | 0.7 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 17,287 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 23,284 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 19,996 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 10 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 21 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 14 |
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