HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 239.4 | 71.2 | 91.5 | 10.6 |
| Whites | 232.4 | 67.8 | 89.8 | 10.6 |
| Blacks | 287.8 | 92.1 | 105.1 | 11.1 |
| Males | 308.3 | 74.8 | 123.8 | 11.2 |
| Females | 190.4 | 67.7 | 68.9 | 10.1 |
| White Males | 303.1 | 70.1 | 124.2 | 11.5 |
| White Females | 182.0 | 65.2 | 65.6 | 9.9 |
| Black Males | 350.9 | 106.7 | 123.7 | 10.2* |
| Black Females | 243.4 | 81.9 | 91.2 | 11.0 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 3,090 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 2,254 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 836 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 634 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 150 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 90 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 16 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 6,541 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 360 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 16 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 13 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 11 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 9 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 163,766 |
| Total beds (1999) | 3,985 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 71 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 871,490 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 2191733 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 422,053 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 72 | 328,818 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 35 | 145,424 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 37 | 183,394 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 826,324 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 646,241 | 78.2 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 10,416 | 1.3 |
| Blacks (1999) | 155,214 | 18.8 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,910 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 12,543 | 1.5 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 11,948 | 1.4 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 30,926 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 42,202 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 89,246 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 10 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 23 |