HSA# 47 - LACKAWANNA (SCRANTON), PA-WAYNE, PA
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 261.9 | 56.2 | 106.1 | 18.0 |
| Whites | 261.7 | 56.2 | 106.1 | 18.1 |
| Blacks | 395.3* | 97.5* | 190.0* | 0.0* |
| Males | 338.7 | 58.4 | 153.0 | 22.1 |
| Females | 206.0 | 53.0 | 73.6 | 15.8 |
| White Males | 338.8 | 58.5 | 153.7 | 22.2 |
| White Females | 205.7 | 52.9 | 73.0 | 15.9 |
| Black Males | 375.7* | 55.2* | 98.4* | 0.0* |
| Black Females | 412.1* | 133.0* | 308.0* | 0.0* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 539 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 473 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 66 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 166 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 20 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 21 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 34 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 2,597 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 96 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 6 |
| 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) | 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) | 4 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 5 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 41,187 |
| Total beds (1999) | 941 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 12 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 240,797 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 609,569 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 111,342 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 9 | 68,605 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 4 | 48,100 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 5 | 20,505 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 252,600 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 245,694 | 97.3 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 2,166 | 0.9 |
| Blacks (1999) | 2,389 | 0.9 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 226 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 2,125 | 0.8 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 2,298 | 0.9 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 23,866 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 32,349 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 27,963 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 5 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 10 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 14 |
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