HSA# 408 - HARRIS (HOUSTON), TX-MONTGOMERY, TX
* UNSTABLE 
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 9,043 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 6,840 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 2,203 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 2,852 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 695 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 62 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 74 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 41 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 25 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 38 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 32 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 15 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 36 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 22 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 22 |
| Hospital Admissions | 435,675 |
| Hospital beds | 10,761 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 116 | 900,712 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 11 | 171,875 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 49 | 525,168 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 44 | 138,155 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 4,057,366 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 2,081,985 | 51.3 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 967,467 | 23.8 |
| Blacks (1999) | 764,988 | 18.9 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 14,729 | 0.4 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 228,197 | 5.6 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 1,035,543 | 25.5 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 30,648 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 40,708 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 569,332 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 11 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 25 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 5 |
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