HSA# 164 - CLARKE (ATHENS), GA-BARROW, GA
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 197.9 | 71.4 | 80.0 | 24.5 |
| Whites | 199.0 | 66.3 | 81.6 | 25.5 |
| Blacks | 194.8 | 93.9 | 72.8 | 20.6 |
| Males | 252.9 | 79.7 | 113.5 | 26.5 |
| Females | 156.5 | 65.2 | 55.8 | 22.7 |
| White Males | 261.5 | 72.1 | 117.4 | 26.9 |
| White Females | 152.6 | 61.9 | 56.0 | 23.8 |
| Black Males | 222.9 | 114.1 | 96.4 | 25.8* |
| Black Females | 171.7 | 81.0 | 55.4 | 17.7* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 371 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 351 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 20 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 121 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 28 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 12 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 5 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 1,165 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 72 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 3 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 26,663 |
| Total beds (1999) | 992 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 24 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 233,566 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 327,054 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 111,722 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 51 | 25,610 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 39 | 20,279 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 12 | 5,331 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 262,415 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 190,422 | 72.6 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 4,761 | 1.8 |
| Blacks (1999) | 61,792 | 23.5 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 532 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 4,908 | 1.9 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 5,458 | 2.1 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 22,167 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 34,184 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 39,428 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 15 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 21 |
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