HSA# 717 - WALLA WALLA, WA-UMATILLA, OR
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 163.3 | 68.0 | 76.7 | 17.4 |
| Whites | 163.4 | 67.8 | 77.4 | 17.3 |
| Blacks | 162.4* | 49.0* | 0.0* | 0.0* |
| Males | 200.5 | 68.1 | 91.8 | 12.1 |
| Females | 130.2 | 65.5 | 63.1 | 20.0 |
| White Males | 201.5 | 67.5 | 92.5 | 12.4 |
| White Females | 129.7 | 65.7 | 63.8 | 19.6 |
| Black Males | 0.0* | 83.9* | 0.0* | 0.0* |
| Black Females | 418.6* | 0.0* | 0.0* | 0.0* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 210 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 189 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 21 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 84 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 11 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 1 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 7 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 705 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 50 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 7 |
| 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) | 5 |
| 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) | 4 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 2 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 12,336 |
| Total beds (1999) | 411 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 1 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 67,727 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 306,299 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 58,780 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 14 | 14,318 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 4 | 8,584 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 10 | 5,734 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 135,325 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 110,522 | 81.7 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 18,163 | 13.4 |
| Blacks (1999) | 1,683 | 1.2 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 3,035 | 2.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 1,922 | 1.4 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 19,232 | 14.2 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 20,717 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 32,806 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 18,505 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 7 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 10 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 15 |
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