HSA# 221 - PALM BEACH (WEST PALM BEACH), FL-ST. LUCIE, FL
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 217.1 | 45.9 | 60.4 | 3.7 |
| Whites | 211.9 | 43.9 | 59.1 | 3.6 |
| Blacks | 318.5 | 84.3 | 81.7 | 5.2* |
| Males | 267.3 | 45.0 | 77.2 | 3.9 |
| Females | 174.9 | 46.0 | 46.8 | 3.5 |
| White Males | 264.1 | 43.4 | 76.9 | 3.8 |
| White Females | 167.9 | 43.7 | 44.6 | 3.5 |
| Black Males | 339.0 | 76.1 | 84.7 | 5.0* |
| Black Females | 302.2 | 87.6 | 78.9 | 4.8* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 3,177 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 2,950 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 227 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 899 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 176 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 136 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 121 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 8,895 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 362 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 18 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 5 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 191,069 |
| Total beds (1999) | 4,500 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 67 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 1034668 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 1909061 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 480,474 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 46 | 268,626 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 29 | 170,825 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 17 | 97,801 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 1,381,773 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 1,030,106 | 74.5 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 124,736 | 9.0 |
| Blacks (1999) | 202,325 | 14.6 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 3,872 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 20,734 | 1.5 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 141,389 | 10.2 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 37,093 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 36,232 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 162,978 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 6 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 8 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 20 |
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