HSA# 156 - TUSCALOOSA (TUSCALOOSA), AL-PICKENS, AL
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 174.2 | 61.9 | 68.9 | 31.2 |
| Whites | 162.2 | 59.6 | 64.4 | 33.6 |
| Blacks | 206.4 | 70.6 | 80.3 | 26.7 |
| Males | 236.3 | 63.0 | 91.8 | 33.9 |
| Females | 127.3 | 60.5 | 51.0 | 29.0 |
| White Males | 227.7 | 60.3 | 83.4 | 36.5 |
| White Females | 113.1 | 58.8 | 49.4 | 31.5 |
| Black Males | 269.0 | 76.9 | 116.8 | 30.1* |
| Black Females | 160.8 | 65.2 | 54.5 | 23.9 |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 359 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 294 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 65 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 111 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 18 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 5 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 2 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 1,817 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 196 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 3 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 34,739 |
| Total beds (1999) | 711 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 38 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 204,241 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 402,460 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 121,605 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 6 | 474 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 3 | 402 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 3 | 72 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 209,089 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 132,996 | 63.6 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 1,506 | 0.7 |
| Blacks (1999) | 72,722 | 34.8 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 283 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 1,582 | 0.8 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 1,888 | 0.9 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 20,729 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 28,920 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 39,455 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 5 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 14 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 17 |
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