HSA# 557 - BLACK HAWK (WATERLOO), IA-FAYETTE, IA
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 218.2 | 74.5 | 101.5 | 7.7 |
| Whites | 215.8 | 73.2 | 99.8 | 7.7 |
| Blacks | 302.8 | 130.2* | 160.1 | 9.4* |
| Males | 282.3 | 84.1 | 129.0 | 8.6 |
| Females | 172.2 | 67.7 | 79.8 | 7.2 |
| White Males | 278.6 | 82.1 | 127.2 | 8.7 |
| White Females | 170.3 | 67.1 | 78.3 | 7.2 |
| Black Males | 459.5 | 175.1* | 170.0* | 0.0* |
| Black Females | 223.4 | 99.6* | 146.7* | 13.3* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 275 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 244 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 31 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 102 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 13 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 7 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 24 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 1,672 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 70 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 4 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 26,640 |
| Total beds (1999) | 872 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 12 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 185,198 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 1024578 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 76,910 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 21 | 24,052 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 2 | 2,764 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 6 | 18,228 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 13 | 3,060 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 213,908 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 200,318 | 93.6 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 2,185 | 1.0 |
| Blacks (1999) | 9,338 | 4.4 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 309 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 1,758 | 0.8 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 2,400 | 1.1 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 23,471 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 36,135 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 23,733 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 10 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 15 |
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