Many Voices One Valley

A Survey of the Mid-Hudson Region

Sullivan County:
Health Care

Many Sullivan County residents voice concern about health care costs.  Making health care more affordable is the second highest priority for residents of the county, and making health insurance easier to get is also a pressing issue. 


Sullivan County has one of the highest rates of uninsured households in the region so these are issues that hit close to home for many residents.  Nearly three in ten Sullivan County households have a member who has had interrupted health insurance coverage and, therefore, has faced a gap in coverage over the course of the past year.  16% of all county households have at least one member who is currently without insurance. 


Lack of health care coverage is also a problem for Sullivan County households with children.  17% of households with children have at least one child who experienced a gap in coverage in the past twelve months, and 9% of households with children include at least one who is not presently uninsured.

» Health Care Statistics

Hospital(s):
Catskill Regional Medical Center
Catskill Regional Medical Center - G. Hermann Site

PERINATAL HEALTH
 Number
Pregnancies (All ages)
 1,194
- Age 10-14
 3
- Age 15-19
 151
Births 837
Low birthweight (less than 2500 grams)
 61
Prenatal Care (1st trimester)
 524
Infant Deaths
 5
Neonatal Deaths
 4
Postneonatal Deaths
 1
Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (20+ weeks)
 2
MORTALITY
Total Deaths
 714
Lung Cancer (Total)
 65
Lung Cancer (Male)
 38
Lung Cancer (Female)
 27
Breast Cancer
 6
Cervical Cancer
 1
Cerebrovascular Disease
 22
Diseases of the Heart
 228
Homicides 4
Suicides 8
Unintential Injury
 29
Motor Vehicle
 16
Non-Motor Vehicle
 13
AIDS 6
Cirrhosis (Liver)
 10
HOSPITALIZATIONS
Drug Related
 205
Head Injury
 57
Lyme Disease Incidence
 39
Source: New York State Department of Health (2004)

Number
Rate
Births to Women with Primary Financial Coverage of Medicaid or Self-Pay
 440 48.3
Adolescent Births - 15-17 years
 24 13.6
Adolescent Births - 15-19 years 93
 35.3
Asthma Hospitalizations - 0-4 years
 16
 36.0
Asthma Hospitalizations - 5-14 years
 18
 18.3
Low Birthweight Births (Mothers 10-19 years)
 11
 13.8
Premature Births (Mothers 10-19 years) 9 9.8
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years
 2
 42.7
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years 7
 124.2
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality
 1
 12.3
Unintentional Injuries - Hospitalizations 0-19 years
 80
 408.4
Unintentional Injuries - Mortality 0-19 years 3
 13.6
Source: New York State Kids' Well-being Indicators Clearinghouse