HSA# 69 - ALEXANDRIA CITY, VA-ARLINGTON - ALEXANDRIA (ARLINGTON), VA
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 112.2 | 53.8 | 38.4 | 20.2 |
| Whites | 113.2 | 53.0 | 38.1 | 20.7 |
| Blacks | 145.3 | 72.6 | 54.6 | 17.4 |
| Males | 147.0 | 57.7 | 49.8 | 22.2 |
| Females | 89.0 | 52.1 | 30.3 | 19.0 |
| White Males | 151.4 | 57.7 | 51.6 | 23.1 |
| White Females | 88.4 | 51.3 | 28.6 | 19.5 |
| Black Males | 158.9 | 70.0 | 45.4 | 14.8* |
| Black Females | 130.1 | 71.4 | 57.3 | 18.7* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 3,098 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 2,450 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 648 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 862 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 211 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 83 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 23 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 10,029 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 432 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 2 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 59,227 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,194 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 4 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 309,230 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 820,260 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 200,157 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 51 | 392,326 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 39 | 245,661 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 12 | 146,665 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 1,394,239 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 974,488 | 69.9 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 134,346 | 9.6 |
| Blacks (1999) | 137,851 | 9.9 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 4,340 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 143,214 | 10.3 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 144,559 | 10.4 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 43,669 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 67,237 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 81,224 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 2 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 47 |
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