HSA# 112 - BERKSHIRE (PITTSFIELD), MA-COLUMBIA, NY
* UNSTABLE 
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 481 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 391 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 90 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 186 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 30 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 2 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 5 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 3 |
| Hospital Admissions | 24,676 |
| Hospital beds | 696 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 20 | 70,709 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 12 | 24,124 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 8 | 46,585 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 243,568 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 227,076 | 93.2 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 4,442 | 1.8 |
| Blacks (1999) | 9,214 | 3.8 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 602 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 2,234 | 0.9 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 5,674 | 2.3 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 25,943 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 36,561 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 28,387 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 9 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 19 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
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