HSA# 206 - LAURENS, GA-DODGE, GA
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 198.0 | 86.6 | 111.0 | 30.7 |
| Whites | 196.7 | 82.1 | 108.7 | 32.2 |
| Blacks | 206.5 | 101.8 | 118.3 | 27.6 |
| Males | 261.3 | 83.9 | 143.2 | 28.7 |
| Females | 151.5 | 84.5 | 86.2 | 31.5 |
| White Males | 264.8 | 77.7 | 145.8 | 32.6 |
| White Females | 144.1 | 81.4 | 78.0 | 31.8 |
| Black Males | 262.9 | 108.5 | 136.3 | 19.9* |
| Black Females | 171.7 | 93.5 | 107.5 | 31.6* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 144 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 139 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 5 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 60 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 19 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 1 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 1 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 668 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 53 |
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) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 0 |
| 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) | 15,103 |
| Total beds (1999) | 477 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 8 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 73,865 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 151,249 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 56,790 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 11 | 1,440 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 10 | 1,438 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 1 | 2 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 126,413 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 78,472 | 62.1 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 2,245 | 1.8 |
| Blacks (1999) | 44,702 | 35.4 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 181 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 813 | 0.6 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 2,890 | 2.3 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 18,556 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 25,959 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 28,579 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 9 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 20 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 10 |
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