HSA# 100 - WASHINGTON, PA-FAYETTE, PA
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 245.5 | 57.2 | 89.4 | 24.8 |
| Whites | 247.8 | 57.6 | 90.9 | 25.5 |
| Blacks | 197.4 | 50.5 | 52.5 | 9.9* |
| Males | 306.3 | 60.3 | 110.8 | 28.6 |
| Females | 199.1 | 54.5 | 72.1 | 22.3 |
| White Males | 309.2 | 61.0 | 113.0 | 29.3 |
| White Females | 200.6 | 54.7 | 73.1 | 23.1 |
| Black Males | 242.5 | 53.6* | 56.4* | 20.2* |
| Black Females | 166.8 | 47.9* | 49.4* | 2.6* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 455 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 384 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 71 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 173 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 25 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 13 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 16 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 3,394 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 115 |
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) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 4 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 47,504 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,085 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 16 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 271,067 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 896,993 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 193,663 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 16 | 159,306 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 7 | 127,139 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 9 | 32,167 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 390,735 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 370,833 | 94.9 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 2,673 | 0.7 |
| Blacks (1999) | 15,417 | 3.9 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 472 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 1,340 | 0.3 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 2,903 | 0.7 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 22,963 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 30,829 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 59,361 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 6 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 13 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 12 |
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