HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 215.9 | 48.7 | 68.7 | 4.6 |
| Whites | 213.6 | 46.3 | 68.2 | 4.7 |
| Blacks | 261.5 | 79.9 | 80.9 | 4.3* |
| Males | 277.2 | 51.3 | 92.7 | 4.7 |
| Females | 166.3 | 46.5 | 49.7 | 4.4 |
| White Males | 276.2 | 49.0 | 92.6 | 4.8 |
| White Females | 162.2 | 43.8 | 48.7 | 4.4 |
| Black Males | 317.8 | 85.1 | 103.1 | 2.9* |
| Black Females | 221.2 | 77.4 | 64.7 | 4.8* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 3,401 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 2,966 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 435 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 1,018 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 198 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 113 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 187 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 11,698 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 606 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 18 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 13 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 14 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 13 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 11 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 248,526 |
| Total beds (1999) | 6,140 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 240 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 1354349 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 2645693 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 823,653 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 91 | 603,348 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 52 | 300,274 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 39 | 303,074 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 1,901,873 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 1,412,544 | 74.3 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 169,356 | 8.9 |
| Blacks (1999) | 268,353 | 14.1 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 7,369 | 0.4 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 44,251 | 2.3 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 188,001 | 9.9 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 24,920 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 35,525 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 237,979 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 7 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 19 |