HSA# 41 - WESTCHESTER (YONKERS), NY-DUTCHESS, NY
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 224.5 | 44.6 | 67.9 | 15.3 |
| Whites | 226.2 | 43.8 | 69.6 | 15.7 |
| Blacks | 220.8 | 52.9 | 56.7 | 12.2 |
| Males | 274.6 | 45.0 | 88.1 | 15.7 |
| Females | 186.7 | 43.4 | 53.1 | 15.2 |
| White Males | 277.6 | 43.5 | 91.0 | 16.3 |
| White Females | 186.9 | 43.0 | 53.8 | 15.5 |
| Black Males | 271.3 | 65.5 | 66.8 | 10.7* |
| Black Females | 189.3 | 45.3 | 49.3 | 13.3 |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 6,169 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 4,587 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 1,582 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 1,483 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 347 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 193 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 65 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 14,217 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 656 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 21 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 15 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 14 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 9 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 167,944 |
| Total beds (1999) | 4,924 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 44 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 1298166 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 2555566 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 463,572 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 59 | 531,689 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 2 | 69,529 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 35 | 329,766 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 22 | 132,394 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 1,435,946 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 1,074,695 | 74.8 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 119,834 | 8.3 |
| Blacks (1999) | 173,640 | 12.1 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 3,038 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 64,739 | 4.5 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 136,039 | 9.5 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 40,362 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 52,229 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 128,634 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 8 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 31 |
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