HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 187.6 | 57.1 | 65.0 | 12.2 |
| Whites | 167.8 | 51.5 | 66.2 | 10.3 |
| Blacks | 233.3 | 67.3 | 64.8 | 16.6 |
| Males | 238.7 | 59.8 | 79.4 | 12.5 |
| Females | 150.4 | 54.5 | 53.6 | 11.7 |
| White Males | 219.4 | 54.1 | 85.0 | 10.5 |
| White Females | 130.5 | 49.1 | 51.5 | 9.7 |
| Black Males | 293.0 | 71.5 | 71.2 | 17.5 |
| Black Females | 190.6 | 63.7 | 58.5 | 16.0 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 9,415 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 6,629 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 2,786 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 2,119 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 539 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 272 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 37 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 18,492 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 1,130 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 24 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 13 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 16 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 20 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 17 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 17 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 17 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 17 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 16 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 15 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 287,876 |
| Total beds (1999) | 6,778 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 118 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 1755798 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 4036309 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 792,183 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 64 | 862,067 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 48 | 581,918 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 16 | 280,149 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 2,362,659 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 1,100,084 | 46.6 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 149,192 | 6.3 |
| Blacks (1999) | 952,717 | 40.3 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 8,457 | 0.4 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 152,209 | 6.4 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 176,832 | 7.5 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 34,949 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 50,566 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 231,336 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 6 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 35 |