HSA# 143 - CHATHAM (SAVANNAH), GA-BEAUFORT, SC
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 186.7 | 63.0 | 76.4 | 18.0 |
| Whites | 182.4 | 57.0 | 71.3 | 19.2 |
| Blacks | 207.4 | 80.6 | 92.1 | 16.8 |
| Males | 235.8 | 63.1 | 99.4 | 19.4 |
| Females | 149.8 | 61.4 | 56.7 | 16.9 |
| White Males | 241.8 | 55.1 | 95.5 | 22.4 |
| White Females | 140.6 | 57.4 | 50.0 | 17.1 |
| Black Males | 246.0 | 90.5 | 113.9 | 15.3 |
| Black Females | 177.6 | 72.4 | 74.9 | 17.3 |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 982 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 815 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 167 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 247 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 83 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 33 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 14 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 3,000 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 128 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 11 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 8 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 66,318 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,662 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 27 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 439,507 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 1183483 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 248,669 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 37 | 55,138 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 27 | 51,543 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 10 | 3,595 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 516,294 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 302,182 | 58.5 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 15,027 | 2.9 |
| Blacks (1999) | 188,828 | 36.6 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,399 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 8,858 | 1.7 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 18,385 | 3.6 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 24,512 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 34,349 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 85,752 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 10 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 17 |
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