HSA# 496 - OUACHITA, AR-DALLAS, AR
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 267.2 | 106.6 | 181.0 | 52.3 |
| Whites | 246.7 | 97.5 | 166.2 | 55.1 |
| Blacks | 319.0 | 127.1 | 217.5 | 45.9 |
| Males | 338.3 | 100.4 | 227.1 | 67.1 |
| Females | 217.9 | 105.6 | 149.1 | 46.0 |
| White Males | 338.5 | 94.8 | 228.0 | 71.0 |
| White Females | 182.4 | 94.9 | 122.1 | 50.4 |
| Black Males | 355.4 | 120.5* | 234.0 | 60.9* |
| Black Females | 298.1 | 127.3 | 209.7 | 35.8* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 22 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 20 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 2 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 15 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 1 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 0 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 0 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 107 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 7 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 0 |
| 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) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 0 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 4,758 |
| Total beds (1999) | 144 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 0 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 21,464 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 40,307 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 10,318 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 7 | 2,210 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 3 | 1,734 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 4 | 476 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 36,407 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 21,675 | 59.5 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 282 | 0.8 |
| Blacks (1999) | 14,322 | 39.3 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 44 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 84 | 0.2 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 359 | 1.0 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 19,017 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 26,905 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 7,759 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 9 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 16 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 11 |
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