HSA# 78 - LUZERNE (WILKES-BARRE), PA-COLUMBIA, PA
* UNSTABLE 
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 715 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 595 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 120 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 314 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 29 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 3 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 8 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 6 |
| Hospital Admissions | 58,897 |
| Hospital beds | 2,009 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 14 | 127,432 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 9 | 78,686 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 5 | 48,746 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 404,972 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 393,744 | 97.2 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 3,182 | 0.8 |
| Blacks (1999) | 5,099 | 1.3 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 317 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 2,630 | 0.6 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 3,549 | 0.9 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 23,348 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 32,771 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 43,452 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 11 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 13 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 6 |
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