HSA Profiles |
 |
| Asthma | |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2.1 |
| Whites | 1.7 |
| Blacks | 8.3* |
| Males | 1.9* |
| Females | 2.4 |
| White Males | 1.3* |
| White Females | 2.0 |
| Black Males | 8.1* |
| Black Females | 9.2* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 1,390 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 1,194 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 196 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 508 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 89 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 9 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 9 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 14 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 8 |
| Hospital Admissions | 103,049 |
| Hospital beds | 2,262 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 42 | 179,992 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 15 | 92,571 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 21 | 47,584 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 6 | 39,837 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 770,651 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 624,338 | 81.0 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 20,373 | 2.6 |
| Blacks (1999) | 61,616 | 8.0 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 55,308 | 7.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 9,016 | 1.2 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 23,745 | 3.1 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 26,749 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 34,655 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 102,734 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 7 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 20 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |