HSA# 143 - CHATHAM (SAVANNAH), GA-BEAUFORT, SC
* UNSTABLE 
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 982 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 815 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 167 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 319 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 68 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 4 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 10 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 11 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 8 |
| Hospital Admissions | 66,318 |
| Hospital beds | 1,662 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 37 | 55,138 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 27 | 51,543 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 10 | 3,595 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 516,294 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 302,182 | 58.5 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 15,027 | 2.9 |
| Blacks (1999) | 188,828 | 36.6 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,399 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 8,858 | 1.7 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 18,385 | 3.6 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 24,512 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 34,349 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 85,752 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 10 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 17 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
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