HSA# 214 - EDGECOMBE, NC-HALIFAX, NC
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 248.4 | 90.6 | 110.9 | 12.5 |
| Whites | 224.3 | 73.9 | 100.0 | 12.2 |
| Blacks | 290.1 | 118.1 | 129.9 | 12.8 |
| Males | 350.6 | 98.8 | 163.0 | 15.4 |
| Females | 182.1 | 84.2 | 78.0 | 11.6 |
| White Males | 338.2 | 84.4 | 151.9 | 16.6* |
| White Females | 154.4 | 66.3 | 67.9 | 10.8 |
| Black Males | 377.2 | 123.7 | 183.8 | 12.7* |
| Black Females | 229.3 | 112.7 | 95.6 | 12.8* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 249 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 233 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 16 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 99 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 21 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 4 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 1 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 1,254 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 58 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 3 |
| 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) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 2 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 26,934 |
| Total beds (1999) | 615 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 0 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 156,862 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 318,950 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 109,937 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 21 | 12,026 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 18 | 12,023 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 3 | 3 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 224,094 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 118,097 | 52.7 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 1,709 | 0.8 |
| Blacks (1999) | 101,059 | 45.1 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 2,370 | 1.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 859 | 0.4 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 2,383 | 1.1 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 20,758 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 29,205 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 42,464 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 6 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 19 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 11 |
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