HSA# 739 - YAKIMA (YAKIMA), WA-KITTITAS, WA
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 175.7 | 75.0 | 90.8 | 13.9 |
| Whites | 176.4 | 75.2 | 91.0 | 14.0 |
| Blacks | 100.0* | 104.5* | 38.5* | 15.6* |
| Males | 233.5 | 77.7 | 123.5 | 13.2 |
| Females | 129.4 | 72.5 | 64.3 | 14.3 |
| White Males | 234.0 | 78.0 | 123.1 | 13.2 |
| White Females | 130.6 | 72.5 | 65.2 | 14.5 |
| Black Males | 118.5* | 90.9* | 60.6* | 27.6* |
| Black Females | 83.4* | 122.2* | 22.3* | 0.0* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 360 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 333 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 27 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 151 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 21 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 9 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 24 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 1,188 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 65 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 3 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 23,271 |
| Total beds (1999) | 611 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 8 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 114,236 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 532,975 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 147,749 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 11 | 87,976 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 2 | 5,236 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 9 | 82,740 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 252,806 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 164,846 | 65.2 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 66,539 | 26.3 |
| Blacks (1999) | 3,855 | 1.5 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 12,679 | 5.0 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 4,887 | 1.9 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 73,819 | 29.2 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 20,658 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 31,019 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 44,166 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 9 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 16 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 15 |
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