HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 222.8 | 79.0 | 145.7 | 38.4 |
| Whites | 221.0 | 77.4 | 143.9 | 38.1 |
| Blacks | 269.5 | 111.5 | 186.7 | 46.1* |
| Males | 292.8 | 83.6 | 192.7 | 39.6 |
| Females | 168.2 | 74.9 | 107.9 | 37.6 |
| White Males | 289.6 | 81.4 | 189.9 | 36.1 |
| White Females | 167.5 | 74.1 | 106.3 | 38.8 |
| Black Males | 369.2 | 135.2* | 252.5 | 98.1* |
| Black Females | 192.6 | 89.9* | 144.0 | 19.3* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 238 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 225 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 13 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 78 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 16 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 4 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 1 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 900 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 35 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 3 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 20,313 |
| Total beds (1999) | 793 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 26 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 150,850 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 160,237 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 58,963 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 22 | 1,430 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 4 | 155 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 18 | 1,275 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 171,014 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 156,239 | 91.4 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 968 | 0.6 |
| Blacks (1999) | 12,339 | 7.2 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 274 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 1,194 | 0.7 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 1,135 | 0.7 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 20,270 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 32,108 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 24,559 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 21 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 13 |