HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 281.1 | 39.6 | 63.5 | 12.6 |
| Whites | 281.5 | 38.9 | 64.3 | 12.7 |
| Blacks | 300.2 | 54.6 | 58.2 | 11.4 |
| Males | 337.3 | 39.0 | 81.3 | 14.2 |
| Females | 238.9 | 39.3 | 51.3 | 11.6 |
| White Males | 340.6 | 38.5 | 83.4 | 14.4 |
| White Females | 237.0 | 38.5 | 51.1 | 11.6 |
| Black Males | 319.5 | 53.7 | 57.2 | 10.8* |
| Black Females | 283.5 | 54.4 | 57.5 | 11.6 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 15,246 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 10,308 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 4,938 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 3,751 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 862 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 493 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 557 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 40,858 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 1,898 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 37 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 20 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 25 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 19 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 21 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 14 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 24 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 18 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 17 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 508,224 |
| Total beds (1999) | 14,542 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 190 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 4187447 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 8039251 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 1395575 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 49 | 1,621,390 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 3 | 251,528 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 29 | 1,170,077 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 17 | 199,785 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 4,689,546 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 2,977,781 | 63.5 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 568,771 | 12.1 |
| Blacks (1999) | 687,796 | 14.7 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 14,185 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 441,013 | 9.4 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 670,167 | 14.3 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 33,551 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 48,070 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 522,151 |
| 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 |