HSA# 78 - LUZERNE (WILKES-BARRE), PA-COLUMBIA, PA
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 280.7 | 52.5 | 121.0 | 17.5 |
| Whites | 281.5 | 52.4 | 121.3 | 17.6 |
| Blacks | 152.0* | 108.6* | 74.8* | 0.0* |
| Males | 341.7 | 58.8 | 154.0 | 19.4 |
| Females | 233.1 | 48.0 | 94.3 | 16.3 |
| White Males | 343.1 | 58.9 | 154.6 | 19.5 |
| White Females | 233.4 | 47.7 | 94.5 | 16.4 |
| Black Males | 117.1* | 74.7* | 89.6* | 0.0* |
| Black Females | 143.3* | 165.8* | 25.8* | 0.0* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 715 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 595 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 120 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 242 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 29 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 26 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 82 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 4,237 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 179 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 9 |
| 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) | 8 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 6 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 58,897 |
| Total beds (1999) | 2,009 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 20 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 436,253 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 1565740 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 164,519 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 14 | 127,432 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 9 | 78,686 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 5 | 48,746 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 404,972 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 393,744 | 97.2 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 3,182 | 0.8 |
| Blacks (1999) | 5,099 | 1.3 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 317 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 2,630 | 0.6 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 3,549 | 0.9 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 23,348 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 32,771 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 43,452 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 6 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 11 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 13 |
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