HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 232.2 | 56.2 | 88.1 | 21.0 |
| Whites | 233.6 | 56.0 | 88.8 | 21.3 |
| Blacks | 219.2 | 58.1 | 78.9 | 16.6 |
| Males | 298.6 | 57.1 | 114.4 | 23.0 |
| Females | 184.6 | 54.6 | 69.7 | 19.6 |
| White Males | 302.0 | 57.1 | 116.5 | 23.2 |
| White Females | 184.5 | 54.4 | 69.4 | 20.0 |
| Black Males | 266.6 | 58.7 | 86.6 | 19.8 |
| Black Females | 186.4 | 56.4 | 73.7 | 14.5 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 6,645 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 4,837 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 1,808 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 1,529 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 285 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 274 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 210 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 23,909 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 872 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 30 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 16 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 22 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 29 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 11 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 23 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 28 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 17 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 27 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 22 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 20 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 336,256 |
| Total beds (1999) | 8,302 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 184 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 2073996 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 4692007 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 783,724 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 38 | 1,174,646 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 17 | 999,631 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 21 | 175,015 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 2,143,505 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 1,914,294 | 89.3 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 15,159 | 0.7 |
| Blacks (1999) | 187,786 | 8.8 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 2,507 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 23,759 | 1.1 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 17,526 | 0.8 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 28,351 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 37,076 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 233,303 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 8 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 19 |