HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 223.1 | 62.8 | 80.2 | 15.5 |
| Whites | 211.6 | 58.2 | 78.4 | 15.7 |
| Blacks | 268.1 | 76.4 | 89.1 | 14.3 |
| Males | 282.4 | 65.4 | 99.4 | 16.7 |
| Females | 178.3 | 60.7 | 66.1 | 14.6 |
| White Males | 271.8 | 60.0 | 99.6 | 16.6 |
| White Females | 166.1 | 56.7 | 62.7 | 15.0 |
| Black Males | 329.7 | 84.0 | 101.8 | 16.9 |
| Black Females | 222.2 | 71.0 | 79.6 | 12.6 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 8,207 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 5,678 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 2,529 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 1,848 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 470 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 225 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 36 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 20,532 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 958 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 20 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 13 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 16 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 17 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 16 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 16 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 14 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 16 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 15 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 12 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 334,728 |
| Total beds (1999) | 6,394 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 244 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 1776689 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 2879576 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 862,339 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 76 | 871,779 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 55 | 492,455 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 21 | 379,324 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 2,306,406 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 1,521,311 | 66.0 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 36,542 | 1.6 |
| Blacks (1999) | 680,547 | 29.5 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 6,893 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 61,113 | 2.6 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 44,676 | 1.9 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 29,841 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 46,023 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 253,360 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 9 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 24 |