HSA# 789 - TULARE (VISALIA), CA
* UNSTABLE 
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 387 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 356 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 31 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 163 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 37 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 1 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 2 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 2 |
| Hospital Admissions | 29,743 |
| Hospital beds | 634 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 10 | 51,627 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 3 | 8,433 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 1 | 831 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 6 | 42,363 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 358,470 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 163,905 | 45.7 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 161,085 | 44.9 |
| Blacks (1999) | 5,992 | 1.7 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 6,081 | 1.7 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 21,407 | 6.0 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 169,064 | 47.2 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 18,893 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 27,622 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 98,816 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 23 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 12 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 16 |
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