HSA# 7 - KANAWHA (CHARLESTON), WV-PUTNAM, WV
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 246.1 | 57.5 | 104.4 | 20.1 |
| Whites | 245.1 | 57.5 | 104.0 | 20.3 |
| Blacks | 297.0 | 60.1 | 121.5 | 17.7* |
| Males | 313.2 | 62.8 | 137.1 | 19.8 |
| Females | 195.8 | 54.9 | 80.3 | 20.1 |
| White Males | 312.5 | 61.9 | 136.1 | 20.4 |
| White Females | 194.5 | 55.4 | 80.1 | 20.1 |
| Black Males | 361.0 | 91.0* | 163.6 | 8.0* |
| Black Females | 251.0 | 46.3* | 93.8 | 23.9* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 761 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 602 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 159 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 214 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 42 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 26 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 58 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 2,338 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 127 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 3 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 56,021 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,398 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 38 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 335,123 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 848,238 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 153,544 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 13 | 61,932 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 10 | 17,259 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 3 | 44,673 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 325,672 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 308,546 | 94.7 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 1,276 | 0.4 |
| Blacks (1999) | 13,718 | 4.2 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 366 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 1,766 | 0.5 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 1,484 | 0.5 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 23,559 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 32,039 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 50,605 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 6 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 15 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 14 |
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