HSA# 482 - UNION, MS-TIPPAH, MS
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 228.8 | 74.5 | 110.0 | 47.7 |
| Whites | 230.7 | 71.5 | 109.8 | 46.9 |
| Blacks | 221.3 | 103.5 | 115.1 | 52.6* |
| Males | 306.1 | 86.3 | 164.0 | 50.5 |
| Females | 170.1 | 63.5 | 68.2 | 45.4 |
| White Males | 317.3 | 80.3 | 170.3 | 53.2 |
| White Females | 166.3 | 63.2 | 63.2 | 43.3 |
| Black Males | 249.9 | 151.8* | 121.9* | 35.3* |
| Black Females | 197.5 | 69.5* | 107.5* | 62.3* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 40 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 39 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 1 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 26 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 4 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 0 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 0 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 327 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 18 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 0 |
| 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) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 2 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 7,173 |
| Total beds (1999) | 334 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 0 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 62,246 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 67,615 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 27,080 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 6 | 440 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 1 | 421 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 5 | 19 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 70,875 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 58,419 | 82.4 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 303 | 0.4 |
| Blacks (1999) | 11,931 | 16.8 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 91 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 131 | 0.2 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 373 | 0.5 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 17,918 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 28,497 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 9,426 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 20 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 9 |
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