HSA# 139 - BERKS (READING), PA
* UNSTABLE 
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 626 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 507 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 119 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 236 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 32 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 3 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 7 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 1 |
| Hospital Admissions | 41,684 |
| Hospital beds | 863 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 10 | 64,073 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 7 | 57,918 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 3 | 6,155 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 358,211 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 316,875 | 88.5 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 22,394 | 6.3 |
| Blacks (1999) | 13,382 | 3.7 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 485 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 5,075 | 1.4 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 25,989 | 7.3 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 27,511 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 40,587 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 31,020 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 12 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 15 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
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