HSA# 153 - FULTON (ATLANTA), GA-DE KALB, GA
* UNSTABLE 
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 6,703 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 5,379 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 1,324 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 2,163 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 603 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 32 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 54 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 20 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 11 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 16 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 14 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 13 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 14 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 11 |
| Hospital Admissions | 231,078 |
| Hospital beds | 6,055 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 122 | 657,587 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 63 | 270,545 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 59 | 387,042 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 2,531,012 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 1,525,061 | 60.3 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 88,724 | 3.5 |
| Blacks (1999) | 822,053 | 32.5 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 5,371 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 89,803 | 3.5 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 100,079 | 4.0 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 32,442 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 46,123 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 297,992 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 7 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 27 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |
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