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NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi | North Central Bronx celebrated National Skilled Nursing Care Week from May 10 to May 16, by recognizing nursing professionals with a speaking program, awards, talent show, an ice-cream truck social, and the distribution of treats.
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Hospital officials said the talent show featured fashion, cultural dancing from Jamaica, Albania, and Nigeria, and the performance of meaningful songs that showcased the nurses’ talent, while their colleagues cheered them on. They added that the gratitude extended beyond nursing to also celebrate staff who work alongside nursing professionals in providing care to the community.
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Hospital officials said Soosy Joseph, RN, BSN took home the prestigious Nightingale Award, the nursing team’s highest honor. Noel Rivera accepted the Rising Star Award. Briana Kimble was recognized with the Excellence in Leadership Award and Tua Sumary and Violeta Matias shared the PCA/PCT of the Year title.
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Additionally, they said Jo Ann Triplett was named Surgical Tech of the Year, Sharon Guerro was recognized as Clerical Staff Member of the Year for what they said was her “indispensable behind-the-scenes contributions,” and Steven Lee received the Friend of Nursing Award for what was described as “his steadfast support of the nursing team.”
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NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi Hospital leadership, Stand Up to Violence (SUV), staff, and community members are gearing up to mark Gun Violence Awareness Month in June and will be holding a a peace walk on Thursday, June 11, at the corner of Wallace Avenue and Astor Avenue at 5.30 p.m. The walk will finish at East 229th Street and White Plains Road.
For some related coverage of NCB, click here, here, here, and here.
The following are some of the latest available Bronx County health indicators, broken down by race and ethnicity.
| Bronx County Health Indicators by Race and Ethnicity, 2021-2023 | ||||||
| Health Indicator | Non-Hispanic | Hispanic | Total | |||
| White | Black | Asian/Pacific | American Indian | |||
| Islander | or Alaska Native | |||||
| Socio-Demographic Indicators | ||||||
| Population (2024) | 122,886 | 410,192 | 64,648 | 4,201 | 767,477 | 1,384,724 |
| Percentage of population (2024) | 8.90% | 29.60% | 4.70% | 0.30% | 55.40% | 100.00% |
| Percentage of population aged 65 years or older (2023) | 28.20% | 15.70% | 15.40% | 15.10% | 12.90% | 15.20% |
| Median annual household income in US dollars (2020-2024)~ | 78,005 | 50,010 | 74,012 | 47,392 | 41,962 | 48,676 |
| Percentage of families below poverty (2020-2024)~ | 8.70% | 20.90% | 14.60% | 27.90% | 26.50% | 22.50% |
| Percentage of children under age 18 below poverty (2020-2024)~ | 20.00% | 34.60% | 23.80% | 37.00% | 39.50% | 35.90% |
| Percentage unemployed among the civilian labor force (2020-2024)~ | 8.00% | 12.00% | 6.20% | 8.60% | 12.00% | 11.40% |
| Percentage of population with no health insurance (2020-2024)~ | 3.40% | 6.20% | 5.00% | 12.70% | 8.30% | 7.10% |
| Percentage of population aged 25 years or older with a bachelor’s degree or higher (2020-2024)~ | 41.90% | 23.70% | 38.40% | 15.80% | 16.10% | 22.40% |
| Percentage of population in single parent families (2020-2024)~ | 9.20% | 36.10% | 9.00% | 36.60% | 36.10% | 32.00% |
| Percentage of population with a disability (2020-2024)~ | 19.20% | 17.10% | 12.20% | 16.60% | 18.30% | 17.70% |
| Percentage of population who speak English less than very well (2020-2024)~ | 10.80% | 9.80% | 42.30% | 33.10% | 37.70% | 14.70% |
| Percentage of high school students who dropped out (2023-2024) | 5.00% | 9.70% | 2.80% | 10.50% | 11.90% | 10.30% |
| Arrests per 1,000 population aged 18 years or older (2022-2024) | 13.4 | 62.2 | 12.8 | 25.5 | 35.9 | 40.6 |
Source: New York State Department of Health
Bronx County Health Indicators by Race and Ethnicity, 2021-2023
| Health Indicator | Non-Hispanic | Hispanic | Total | |||
| White | Black | Asian/Pacific | American Indian | |||
| Islander | or Alaska Native | |||||
| General Health Indicators | ||||||
| Total mortality per 100,000 population, age-adjusted | 717.6 | 773.6 | 259.9 | 69.2* | 644.5 | 714.5 |
| Percentage of deaths that are premature (< 75 years) | 36.90% | 64.80% | 46.80% | 75.0%* | 58.10% | 56.70% |
| Years of potential life lost per 100,000 population, age-adjusted | 7,883.80 | 10,559.60 | 1,872.60 | 2,232.80 | 7,411.90 | 8,610.70 |
| Potentially preventable hospitalizations among adults, age-adjusted rate per 10,000 (2022-2024) | 79.6 | 163.8 | 52.8 | 69.4 | 155.7 | 175.8 |
Source: New York State Department of Health
Bronx County Health Indicators by Race and Ethnicity, 2021-2023
| Health Indicator | Non-Hispanic | Hispanic | Total | |||
| White | Black | Asian/Pacific | American Indian | |||
| Islander | or Alaska Native | |||||
| Birth-Related Indicators | ||||||
| Number of births per year (3 year average) | 932 | 4,277 | 875 | 7 | 9,658 | 16,536 |
| Percentage of births with early (1st trimester) prenatal care | 70.30% | 54.50% | 64.00% | s | 58.90% | 58.20% |
| Percentage of births with adequate prenatal care (APNCU)^ | 69.90% | 59.30% | 70.90% | s | 63.00% | 62.40% |
| Percentage of premature births (< 37 weeks gestation – clinical estimate) | 9.10% | 13.90% | 10.40% | s | 10.40% | 11.20% |
| Percentage of low birthweight births (< 2.5 kg) | 8.80% | 14.50% | 13.30% | s | 9.10% | 10.80% |
| Teen pregnancies per 1,000 females aged under 18 years | 1.5 | 5.8 | 1.7 | NA | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| Pregnancies per 1,000 females aged 15-44 years | 61.7 | 91.8 | 78.9 | NA | 89.7 | 96.3 |
| Fertility per 1,000 females aged 15-44 years | 45.8 | 49.1 | 65.2 | 7.3 | 56.8 | 56.1 |
| Infant mortality per 1,000 live births | 5 | 7.5 | 1.5* | s | 2.9 | 5.1 |
| Percentage of low-risk births delivered by cesarean section | 31.10% | 34.50% | 32.10% | s | 30.00% | 31.40%
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Source: New York State Department of Health
Bronx County Health Indicators by Race and Ethnicity, 2021-2023
| Health Indicator | Non-Hispanic | Hispanic | Total | |||
| White | Black | Asian/Pacific | American Indian | |||
| Islander | or Alaska Native | |||||
| Injury-Related Indicators | ||||||
| Motor vehicle-related mortality per 100,000 population, age-adjusted | 5.5 | 4.7 | 2.5* | 0.0* | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Unintentional injury mortality per 100,000 population, age-adjusted | 86.9 | 78.9 | 8 | 6.9* | 73.8 | 76 |
| Unintentional injury hospitalizations per 10,000 population, age-adjusted (2022-2024) | 71 | 66.7 | 31.8 | 24.2 | 75.9 | 100.3 |
| Fall hospitalizations per 10,000 population, aged 65 years or older (2022-2024) | 212.6 | 119.9 | 98.3 | 65.8 | 157.8 | 211.6 |
| Poisoning hospitalizations per 10,000 population, age-adjusted (2022-2024) | 13.5 | 15.2 | 2.5 | s | 13.8 | 18.1 |
| Suicide mortality per 100,000 population, age-adjusted | 9.7 | 5.5 | 2.9* | 0.0* | 5.5 | 5.9 |
| Overdose deaths involving opioids, and non-fatal opioid related hospital events per 100,000 population | 792.2 | 507.6 | 23.4 | 266.9 | 394 | 508 |
Source: New York State Department of Health
Bronx County Health Indicators by Race and Ethnicity, 2021-2023
| Health Indicator | Non-Hispanic | Hispanic | Total | |||
| White | Black | Asian/Pacific | American Indian | |||
| Islander | or Alaska Native | |||||
| Respiratory Disease Indicators | ||||||
| Asthma hospitalizations per 10,000 population, age-adjusted (2022-2024) | 5.6 | 22.5 | 8.5 | 13.1 | 25.2 | 27.8 |
| Asthma hospitalizations per 10,000 population, aged 0-17 years (2022-2024) | 9.1 | 42.8 | 18.6 | 30.7* | 43.7 | 54 |
| Chronic lower respiratory disease mortality per 100,000 population, age-adjusted | 24.2 | 17.6 | 6 | 0.0* | 16.6 | 18.7 |
| Chronic lower respiratory disease hospitalizations per 10,000 population, age-adjusted (2022-2024) | 16.3 | 36 | 12.1 | 19.7 | 36.5 | 42.1 |
| Percentage of fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare enrollees who had an annual flu vaccination (2023)~~ | 47% | 32% | 43% | 35% | 31% | 37% |
Source: New York State Department of Health
Bronx County Health Indicators by Race and Ethnicity, 2021-2023
| Health Indicator | Non-Hispanic | Hispanic | Total | |||
| White | Black | Asian/Pacific | American Indian | |||
| Islander | or Alaska Native | |||||
| Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators | ||||||
| Diseases of the heart mortality per 100,000 population, age-adjusted | 191.3 | 209.6 | 62.7 | 6.9* | 142.9 | 178.7 |
| Diseases of the heart hospitalizations per 10,000 population, age-adjusted (2022-2024) | 56.5 | 89.3 | 45 | 43.3 | 82.1 | 98.2 |
| Cerebrovascular disease (stroke) mortality per 100,000 population, age-adjusted | 22.1 | 30.3 | 12.2 | 8.7* | 26.9 | 27.9 |
| Cerebrovascular disease (stroke) hospitalizations per 10,000 population, age-adjusted (2022-2024) | 14.1 | 29.4 | 11.7 | 7.4 | 22.1 | 29.6 |
| Coronary heart disease mortality per 100,000 population, age-adjusted | 164 | 175.5 | 53.4 | 6.9* | 118.3 | 149.7 |
| Coronary heart disease hospitalizations per 10,000 population, age-adjusted (2022-2024) | 14.8 | 16.5 | 20.4 | 13.2 | 21.3 | 24.2 |
| Congestive heart failure mortality per 100,000 population, age-adjusted | 8 | 8.7 | 1.9* | 0.0* | 7.4 | 8.2 |
| Potentially preventable heart failure hospitalization rate per 10,000 population aged 18 years or older (2022-2024) | 40.6 | 61.7 | 17.6 | 22.8 | 44.7 | 58.9 |
Source: New York State Department of Health
Bronx County Health Indicators by Race and Ethnicity, 2021-2023
| Health Indicator | Non-Hispanic | Hispanic | Total | |||
| White | Black | Asian/Pacific | American Indian | |||
| Islander | or Alaska Native | |||||
| Diabetes Indicators | ||||||
| Diabetes mortality per 100,000 population, age-adjusted | 15.7 | 24.6 | 8.9 | 0.0* | 21.8 | 22.2 |
| Diabetes (primary diagnosis) hospitalizations per 10,000 population, age-adjusted (2022-2024) | 14.8 | 35.3 | 8.8 | 12.7 | 33.5 | 37.1 |
| Diabetes (any diagnosis) hospitalizations per 10,000 population, age-adjusted (2022-2024) | 170.9 | 336.7 | 186 | 187.9 | 349.2 | 382.3 |
| Potentially preventable diabetes short-term complications hospitalization rate per 10,000 population aged 18 years or older (2022-2024) | 3.9 | 11.9 | 1.5 | 0.0* | 9.8 | 11.9 |
Source: New York State Department of Health
Bronx County Health Indicators by Race and Ethnicity, 2021-2023
| Health Indicator | Non-Hispanic | Hispanic | Total | |||
| White | Black | Asian/Pacific | American Indian | |||
| Islander | or Alaska Native | |||||
| Cancer Indicators | ||||||
| Lung cancer incidence per 100,000 population, age-adjusted (2020-2022) | 53.6 | 43.8 | 34.4 | NA | 30.6 | 38.5 |
| Colorectal cancer mortality per 100,000 population, age-adjusted (2020-2022) | 16.5 | 10.7 | s | NA | 8.3 | 10.3 |
| Colorectal cancer incidence per 100,000 population, age-adjusted (2020-2022) | 42.3 | 36 | 22.1 | NA | 30.4 | 33.8 |
| Female breast cancer mortality per 100,000 female population, age-adjusted (2020-2022) | 16.7 | 20.2 | s | NA | 12.2 | 16 |
| Female late stage breast cancer incidence per 100,000 female population, age-adjusted (2020-2022) | 45.9 | 51.1 | 33.9 | NA | 36.2 | 42.4 |
| Cervix uteri cancer mortality per 100,000 female population, age-adjusted (2020-2022) | s | 3.5 | s | NA | 2 | 2.4 |
| Cervical cancer incidence per 100,000 female population, age-adjusted (2020-2022) | 8.4 | 7.8 | s | NA | 10.3 | 9 |
| Percentage of female fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare enrollees aged 65-74 years who received an annual mammography screening (2023)~~ | 30% | 29% | 22% | 0% | 24% | 28% |
Source: New York State Department of Health
Bronx County Health Indicators by Race and Ethnicity, 2021-2023 Symbol Meanings
| Symbol | Meaning |
| * | The rate or percentage is unstable. See the “Technical Notes” page |
| s | Data are suppressed. The data do not meet the criteria for confidentiality. |
| ~ | White non-Hispanic, Black (including Hispanic), Asian (including Hispanic, excluding Pacific Islanders), American Indian or Alaska Native (including Hispanic), and Hispanic (of any race). |
| ~~ | White non-Hispanic, Black (including Hispanic), Asian / Pacific Islander (including Hispanic), and Hispanic (of any race). |
| NA | Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability or data quality, or data not available. |
| ^ | APNCU: Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization Index. |
| In 2015, SPARCS transitioned from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. These two are not comparable, so ED and hospitalization data for 2016-and-forward should not be compared with earlier data. | |
| The 2018 population estimates are also used to calculate rates for 2019 and 2020. Later years are from the most recent Vintage estimates. |
Source: New York State Department of Health
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