HSA# 532 - GALVESTON (GALVESTON), TX
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 264.1 | 65.1 | 90.2 | 26.0 |
| Whites | 257.5 | 62.1 | 91.9 | 26.9 |
| Blacks | 316.0 | 85.8 | 88.3 | 24.7 |
| Males | 335.1 | 65.0 | 106.7 | 21.9 |
| Females | 207.3 | 65.6 | 75.0 | 27.3 |
| White Males | 331.4 | 59.2 | 113.9 | 22.1 |
| White Females | 197.9 | 64.5 | 73.0 | 28.2 |
| Black Males | 391.5 | 104.0 | 86.5 | 23.8* |
| Black Females | 262.7 | 75.2 | 87.7 | 24.9* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 981 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 472 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 509 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 160 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 62 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 19 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 6 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 2,414 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 102 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 2 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 37,448 |
| Total beds (1999) | 956 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 8 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 201,338 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 940,736 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 102,495 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 14 | 25,213 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 1 | 5,779 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 6 | 9,708 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 6 | 9,644 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 248,469 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 152,152 | 61.2 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 42,607 | 17.1 |
| Blacks (1999) | 46,407 | 18.7 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,034 | 0.4 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 6,269 | 2.5 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 45,602 | 18.4 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 24,303 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 39,119 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 32,958 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 7 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 10 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 19 |
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