HSA# 403 - ORLEANS (NEW ORLEANS), LA-JEFFERSON, LA
* UNSTABLE 
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 4,134 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 2,687 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 1,447 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 1,106 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 301 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 21 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 44 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 21 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 13 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 11 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 9 |
| Hospital Admissions | 177,150 |
| Hospital beds | 4,722 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 81 | 273,323 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 67 | 165,681 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 14 | 107,642 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 1,112,534 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 595,628 | 53.5 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 54,226 | 4.9 |
| Blacks (1999) | 432,116 | 38.8 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 3,505 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 27,059 | 2.4 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 62,017 | 5.6 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 25,100 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 31,895 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 215,985 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 12 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 19 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 5 |
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