HSA# 794 - PIERCE (TACOMA), WA
* UNSTABLE 
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 1,156 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 965 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 191 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 410 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 82 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 5 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 8 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 3 |
| Hospital Admissions | 58,381 |
| Hospital beds | 1,249 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 8 | 97,784 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 2 | 14,581 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 6 | 83,203 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 688,807 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 544,346 | 79.0 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 29,472 | 4.3 |
| Blacks (1999) | 56,442 | 8.2 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 10,381 | 1.5 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 48,166 | 7.0 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 36,869 | 5.4 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 24,500 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 41,853 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 73,016 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 5 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 18 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 5 |
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