HSA# 6 - NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH CITY, VA-VIRGINIA BEACH CITY, VA
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 207.8 | 73.1 | 73.5 | 20.4 |
| Whites | 192.0 | 63.6 | 68.2 | 20.1 |
| Blacks | 263.6 | 100.6 | 92.5 | 21.9 |
| Males | 262.4 | 82.0 | 97.3 | 23.7 |
| Females | 168.6 | 67.6 | 58.1 | 18.5 |
| White Males | 244.7 | 69.3 | 91.1 | 23.9 |
| White Females | 153.3 | 60.1 | 53.0 | 18.1 |
| Black Males | 334.5 | 120.2 | 124.9 | 23.8 |
| Black Females | 217.5 | 88.7 | 73.1 | 20.3 |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 2,121 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 1,705 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 416 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 594 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 142 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 42 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 30 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 7,441 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 340 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 5 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 81,684 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,696 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 0 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 418,377 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 910,252 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 281,026 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 53 | 193,536 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 49 | 193,520 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 4 | 16 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 992,515 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 640,227 | 64.5 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 26,112 | 2.6 |
| Blacks (1999) | 281,259 | 28.3 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 3,885 | 0.4 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 41,032 | 4.1 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 34,533 | 3.5 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 24,326 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 39,965 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 128,211 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 8 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 20 |
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