HSA# 10 - ALBANY (ALBANY), NY-RENSSELAER, NY
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 221.6 | 53.9 | 54.4 | 15.3 |
| Whites | 221.2 | 53.7 | 54.8 | 15.3 |
| Blacks | 243.5 | 55.8 | 46.6 | 15.5* |
| Males | 277.0 | 55.0 | 70.6 | 16.8 |
| Females | 180.0 | 52.7 | 42.7 | 14.4 |
| White Males | 278.5 | 55.3 | 71.5 | 17.1 |
| White Females | 178.3 | 52.3 | 42.8 | 14.0 |
| Black Males | 256.2 | 40.6* | 50.0* | 5.5* |
| Black Females | 228.9 | 62.6 | 42.2* | 22.6* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 1,639 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 1,169 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 470 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 335 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 86 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 52 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 34 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 4,972 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 210 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 6 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 71,308 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,646 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 38 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 456,225 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 1421269 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 206,888 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 19 | 213,168 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 8 | 146,541 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 11 | 66,627 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 479,416 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 425,406 | 88.7 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 8,010 | 1.7 |
| Blacks (1999) | 34,051 | 7.1 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 983 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 10,966 | 2.3 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 9,679 | 2.0 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 28,334 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 39,840 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 52,595 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 8 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 25 |
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