HSA# 152 - RICHMOND (SOUTH AUGUSTA), GA-AIKEN, SC
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 223.5 | 76.6 | 108.1 | 18.7 |
| Whites | 224.7 | 68.1 | 104.6 | 19.1 |
| Blacks | 230.4 | 100.4 | 121.0 | 18.5 |
| Males | 286.1 | 83.1 | 147.7 | 21.2 |
| Females | 175.9 | 69.9 | 78.6 | 16.5 |
| White Males | 297.4 | 70.2 | 151.5 | 21.8 |
| White Females | 168.7 | 64.6 | 69.8 | 16.5 |
| Black Males | 266.6 | 122.8 | 142.6 | 19.9 |
| Black Females | 202.4 | 83.9 | 103.4 | 17.3 |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 1,598 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 1,042 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 556 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 302 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 79 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 54 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 29 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 4,164 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 226 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 6 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 84,280 |
| Total beds (1999) | 2,575 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 33 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 545,689 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 2131446 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 324,826 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 56 | 55,890 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 43 | 55,003 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 13 | 887 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 533,110 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 321,208 | 60.3 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 10,035 | 1.9 |
| Blacks (1999) | 189,667 | 35.6 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,243 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 10,957 | 2.1 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 11,979 | 2.2 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 22,107 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 35,033 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 90,592 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 6 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 13 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 17 |
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