HSA# 68 - BRISTOL (NEW BEDFORD), MA-NEWPORT, RI
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 213.8 | 51.8 | 75.4 | 18.4 |
| Whites | 212.8 | 51.7 | 75.2 | 18.3 |
| Blacks | 361.1 | 76.2* | 122.3 | 34.0* |
| Males | 277.3 | 55.0 | 101.0 | 20.6 |
| Females | 169.1 | 49.2 | 58.3 | 17.1 |
| White Males | 274.9 | 55.4 | 100.4 | 20.5 |
| White Females | 168.9 | 49.0 | 58.4 | 17.0 |
| Black Males | 529.1 | 59.0* | 184.7* | 43.6* |
| Black Females | 247.8 | 80.7* | 80.7* | 24.6* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 792 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 703 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 89 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 258 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 45 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 26 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 13 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 5,789 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 282 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 0 |
| 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) | 3 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 57,455 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,337 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 19 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 333,188 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 1257869 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 293,819 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 17 | 275,632 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 11 | 96,677 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 6 | 178,955 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 603,282 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 556,738 | 92.3 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 19,531 | 3.2 |
| Blacks (1999) | 16,259 | 2.7 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,572 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 9,182 | 1.5 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 22,319 | 3.7 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 26,789 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 39,529 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 68,084 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 18 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 18 |
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