HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 205.7 | 55.7 | 95.8 | 20.9 |
| Whites | 205.4 | 55.0 | 96.4 | 20.9 |
| Blacks | 221.5 | 66.9 | 90.1 | 20.9* |
| Males | 264.0 | 58.5 | 127.7 | 23.5 |
| Females | 163.0 | 53.2 | 73.0 | 19.0 |
| White Males | 265.2 | 58.7 | 129.1 | 23.2 |
| White Females | 161.5 | 52.0 | 72.9 | 19.1 |
| Black Males | 250.4 | 57.1 | 108.0 | 31.6* |
| Black Females | 200.4 | 71.0 | 77.7 | 15.6* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 1,619 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 1,127 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 492 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 372 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 82 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 53 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 111 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 5,385 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 162 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 4 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 85,430 |
| Total beds (1999) | 2,033 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 0 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 580,766 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 1386831 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 191,257 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 27 | 131,388 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 18 | 131,184 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 9 | 204 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 618,375 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 545,982 | 88.3 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 12,600 | 2.0 |
| Blacks (1999) | 48,860 | 7.9 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 986 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 9,947 | 1.6 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 15,482 | 2.5 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 27,769 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 41,947 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 46,402 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 8 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 18 |