HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 275.8 | 89.7 | 89.5 | 14.3 |
| Whites | 249.9 | 73.4 | 88.7 | 13.1 |
| Blacks | 331.1 | 123.0 | 92.4 | 16.8 |
| Males | 359.8 | 92.9 | 117.3 | 15.3 |
| Females | 221.0 | 86.4 | 71.5 | 13.8 |
| White Males | 342.5 | 67.4 | 125.5 | 14.9 |
| White Females | 190.9 | 74.9 | 65.4 | 12.1 |
| Black Males | 408.8 | 146.2 | 105.0 | 16.8 |
| Black Females | 280.1 | 108.3 | 83.8 | 16.8 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 2,803 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 2,083 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 720 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 660 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 175 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 81 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 14 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 8,055 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 481 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 6 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 163,697 |
| Total beds (1999) | 4,180 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 82 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 1063455 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 1515237 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 464,531 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 49 | 306,968 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 3 | 3,081 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 25 | 136,076 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 21 | 167,811 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 1,161,599 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 637,424 | 54.9 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 11,342 | 1.0 |
| Blacks (1999) | 497,685 | 42.8 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 2,216 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 12,932 | 1.1 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 14,692 | 1.3 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 26,908 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 34,433 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 179,188 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 11 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 18 |