HSA# 789 - TULARE (VISALIA), CA
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 236.4 | 77.1 | 83.6 | 20.9 |
| Whites | 246.1 | 79.2 | 87.3 | 21.8 |
| Blacks | 175.4 | 86.5* | 72.5* | 7.5* |
| Males | 275.1 | 79.0 | 109.9 | 18.9 |
| Females | 200.5 | 74.8 | 60.0 | 22.4 |
| White Males | 287.2 | 81.5 | 116.6 | 20.6 |
| White Females | 208.1 | 76.6 | 61.6 | 22.8 |
| Black Males | 149.9* | 122.8* | 38.0* | 0.0* |
| Black Females | 199.1* | 60.6* | 109.8* | 15.7* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 387 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 356 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 31 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 148 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 30 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 10 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 7 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 1,241 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 60 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 2 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 29,743 |
| Total beds (1999) | 634 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 8 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 153,415 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 572,532 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 118,808 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 10 | 51,627 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 3 | 8,433 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 1 | 831 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 6 | 42,363 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 358,470 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 163,905 | 45.7 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 161,085 | 44.9 |
| Blacks (1999) | 5,992 | 1.7 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 6,081 | 1.7 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 21,407 | 6.0 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 169,064 | 47.2 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 18,893 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 27,622 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 98,816 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 16 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 23 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 12 |
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