HSA# 546 - POLK (DES MOINES), IA-MARION, IA
* UNSTABLE 
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 820 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 682 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 138 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 303 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 57 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 5 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 4 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 16 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 16 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 13 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 7 |
| Hospital Admissions | 81,216 |
| Hospital beds | 2,404 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 34 | 113,932 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 3 | 999 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 8 | 20,042 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 23 | 92,891 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 568,419 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 523,529 | 92.1 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 13,133 | 2.3 |
| Blacks (1999) | 19,417 | 3.4 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,558 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 10,782 | 1.9 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 14,740 | 2.6 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 27,993 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 42,176 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 48,229 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 6 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 20 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 2 |
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