HSA Profiles |
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| Asthma | |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1.8 |
| Whites | 1.8 |
| Blacks | 3.1* |
| Males | 1.3* |
| Females | 2.0* |
| White Males | 1.2* |
| White Females | 2.0* |
| Black Males | 5.0* |
| Black Females | 0.0* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 1,414 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 832 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 582 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 408 |
| MDs with Pediatric Specialty | 89 |
| MDs with Allergy & Immunology Specialty | 7 |
| MDs with Pulmonary Disease Specialty | 12 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 6 |
| Hospital Admissions | 64,006 |
| Hospital beds | 2,040 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 20 | 32,000 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 1 | 26 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 8 | 31,095 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 11 | 879 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 401,392 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 378,330 | 94.3 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 7,118 | 1.8 |
| Blacks (1999) | 7,282 | 1.8 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 833 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 7,829 | 2.0 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 7,860 | 2.0 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 27,219 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 42,067 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 32,679 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 7 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 24 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 2 |