HSA# 688 - DENVER (DENVER), CO-JEFFERSON, CO
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 155.7 | 53.7 | 58.4 | 22.6 |
| Whites | 155.8 | 53.0 | 58.9 | 23.0 |
| Blacks | 194.9 | 74.9 | 61.5 | 20.1 |
| Males | 203.6 | 52.6 | 76.8 | 23.8 |
| Females | 120.9 | 53.8 | 45.3 | 21.9 |
| White Males | 205.1 | 52.6 | 78.0 | 24.4 |
| White Females | 120.1 | 52.8 | 45.5 | 22.2 |
| Black Males | 219.3 | 60.5 | 63.2 | 17.2* |
| Black Females | 172.2 | 81.0 | 57.3 | 21.4 |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 5,165 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 4,084 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 1,081 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 1,344 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 309 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 123 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 181 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 13,622 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 551 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 16 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 6 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 198,473 |
| Total beds (1999) | 4,307 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 112 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 937,092 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 2687576 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 585,122 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 96 | 810,817 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 11 | 328,339 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 35 | 151,851 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 50 | 330,627 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 2,056,691 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 1,578,976 | 76.8 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 275,266 | 13.4 |
| Blacks (1999) | 123,627 | 6.0 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 17,287 | 0.8 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 61,535 | 3.0 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 298,358 | 14.5 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 33,848 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 48,265 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 180,453 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 2 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 29 |
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