HSA# 141 - HAMILTON (CHATTANOOGA), TN-CATOOSA, GA
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 255.0 | 72.1 | 104.7 | 14.5 |
| Whites | 248.8 | 69.1 | 107.8 | 14.9 |
| Blacks | 309.8 | 100.6 | 81.1 | 10.9* |
| Males | 335.5 | 71.4 | 139.2 | 16.5 |
| Females | 198.5 | 71.6 | 79.9 | 13.2 |
| White Males | 324.5 | 69.6 | 143.5 | 17.1 |
| White Females | 194.3 | 67.8 | 81.5 | 13.5 |
| Black Males | 433.8 | 91.9 | 98.8 | 10.3* |
| Black Females | 234.6 | 103.1 | 69.3 | 11.1* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 1,054 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 838 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 216 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 253 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 58 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 27 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 21 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 3,294 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 120 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 2 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 63,493 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,774 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 8 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 353,283 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 874,327 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 227,502 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 51 | 154,411 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 35 | 101,280 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 16 | 53,131 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 462,880 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 386,388 | 83.5 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 4,488 | 1.0 |
| Blacks (1999) | 66,296 | 14.3 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,067 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 4,641 | 1.0 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 5,029 | 1.1 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 24,426 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 33,662 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 60,115 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 14 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 15 |
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