Many Voices One Valley

A Survey of the Mid-Hudson Region

Dutchess County:
Health Care
Many Dutchess County residents are concerned about health care expenses.  As noted, making health care more affordable is now the number one priority for residents of the county.  

For more than one in five Dutchess County households, this issue hits close to home.  22% of county households have a member who has not had continuous health insurance coverage and, therefore, has experienced a gap in that coverage at some point in the past year.  10% of all households have at least one member who is currently without health insurance.  

Many children in Dutchess County are without health care coverage.  15% of households have at least one child who has experienced a gap in coverage over the past year and 5% of households include a child who is not currently insured. 
» Health Care Statistics

Hospital(s):
Northern Dutchess Hospital
St. Francis Hospital
St. Francis Hospital Beacon Div
Vassar Brothers Medical Center

PERINATAL HEALTH
Number
Pregnancies (All ages)
4,127
- Age 10-14
7
- Age 15-19
387
Births 3,167
Low birthweight (less than 2500 grams)
194
Prenatal Care (1st trimester)
1,503
Infant Deaths
19
Neonatal Deaths
13
Postneonatal Deaths
6
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ weeks)
1
MORTALITY

Total Deaths
2,243
Lung Cancer (Total)
167
Lung Cancer (Male)
92
Lung Cancer (Female)
75
Breast Cancer
38
Cervical Cancer
3
Cerebrovascular Disease
120
Diseases of the Heart
619
Homicides 5
Suicides 16
Unintential Injury
79
Motor Vehicle
42
Non-Motor Vehicle
37
AIDS 12
Cirrhosis (Liver)
19
HOSPITALIZATIONS

Drug Related
543
Head Injury
320
Lyme Disease Incidence
1,076
Source: New York State Department of Health (2004)


Number
Rate
Births to Women with Primary Financial Coverage of Medicaid or Self-Pay
711 21.7
Adolescent Births - 15-17 years
51 7.9
Adolescent Births - 15-19 years 149
13.2
Asthma Hospitalizations - 0-4 years
87
53.3
Asthma Hospitalizations - 5-14 years
41
10.7
Low Birthweight Births (Mothers 10-19 years)
10
5.8
Premature Births (Mothers 10-19 years) 22 16.2
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years
10
45.3
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years 25
116.5
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality
1
2.3
Unintentional Injuries - Hospitalizations 0-19 years
284
364.2
Unintentional Injuries - Mortality 0-19 years 8
10.6
Source: New York State Kids' Well-being Indicators Clearinghouse