HSA# 218 - GASTON (GASTONIA), NC-CLEVELAND, NC
* UNSTABLE 
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 519 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 496 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 23 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 215 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 42 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 1 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 5 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 2 |
| Hospital Admissions | 40,257 |
| Hospital beds | 1,100 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 47 | 61,541 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 37 | 34,764 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 10 | 26,777 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 399,595 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 334,206 | 83.6 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 4,633 | 1.2 |
| Blacks (1999) | 56,789 | 14.2 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 945 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 3,022 | 0.8 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 5,150 | 1.3 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 21,990 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 34,897 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 48,953 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 17 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 11 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
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