HSA# 66 - ESSEX (NEWARK), NJ-UNION, NJ
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 213.0 | 51.5 | 89.7 | 14.5 |
| Whites | 212.7 | 48.5 | 89.9 | 14.0 |
| Blacks | 227.5 | 67.9 | 96.4 | 18.7 |
| Males | 267.9 | 53.5 | 113.5 | 15.5 |
| Females | 173.8 | 49.5 | 73.5 | 13.8 |
| White Males | 272.5 | 50.3 | 117.2 | 15.6 |
| White Females | 169.7 | 46.4 | 71.2 | 13.1 |
| Black Males | 262.6 | 74.6 | 103.8 | 16.4 |
| Black Females | 201.6 | 64.1 | 90.1 | 19.5 |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 7,016 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 5,061 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 1,955 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 1,732 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 427 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 259 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 180 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 17,082 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 1,090 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 20 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 11 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 14 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 14 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 13 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 11 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 14 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 9 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 273,876 |
| Total beds (1999) | 6,733 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 191 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 1767187 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 3481167 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 737,242 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 62 | 675,451 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 4 | 73,937 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 42 | 473,823 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 16 | 127,691 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 2,252,153 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 1,302,279 | 57.8 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 276,551 | 12.3 |
| Blacks (1999) | 513,438 | 22.8 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 5,554 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 154,331 | 6.9 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 321,530 | 14.3 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 36,210 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 50,668 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 234,813 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 10 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 27 |
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