HSA# 505 - BRAZORIA (LAKE JACKSON), TX-WHARTON, TX
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 230.6 | 62.0 | 105.9 | 24.4 |
| Whites | 231.3 | 60.2 | 103.4 | 24.4 |
| Blacks | 244.8 | 83.1 | 136.2 | 29.6* |
| Males | 283.8 | 61.7 | 137.1 | 23.1 |
| Females | 183.0 | 61.1 | 80.2 | 24.4 |
| White Males | 289.0 | 59.6 | 134.4 | 23.8 |
| White Females | 181.1 | 59.6 | 77.9 | 23.9 |
| Black Males | 275.3 | 92.3 | 171.8 | 23.9* |
| Black Females | 212.2 | 76.7 | 106.4 | 32.3* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 439 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 277 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 162 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 122 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 29 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 9 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 6 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 1,350 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 48 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 3 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 15,404 |
| Total beds (1999) | 499 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 0 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 63,113 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 210,536 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 68,511 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 21 | 16,090 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 3 | 4,425 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 6 | 3,393 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 9 | 7,730 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 312,416 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 200,202 | 64.1 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 73,259 | 23.4 |
| Blacks (1999) | 32,197 | 10.3 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,391 | 0.4 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 5,367 | 1.7 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 76,529 | 24.5 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 22,223 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 40,509 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 38,441 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 7 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 12 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 14 |
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