HSA Profiles |
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| Asthma | |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3.4* |
| Whites | 2.8* |
| Blacks | 23.1* |
| Males | 2.7* |
| Females | 3.1* |
| White Males | 2.4* |
| White Females | 2.4* |
| Black Males | 23.7* |
| Black Females | 20.3* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 131 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 114 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 17 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 53 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 9 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 0 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 0 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 2 |
| Hospital Admissions | 17,194 |
| Hospital beds | 912 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 19 | 18,897 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 2 | 170 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 4 | 185 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 13 | 18,542 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 130,064 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 118,176 | 90.9 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 2,033 | 1.6 |
| Blacks (1999) | 8,814 | 6.8 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 235 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 806 | 0.6 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 2,254 | 1.7 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 20,505 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 32,433 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 17,385 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 11 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 10 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 5 |