HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 213.0 | 82.9 | 121.0 | 19.1 |
| Whites | 200.7 | 73.7 | 110.1 | 19.6 |
| Blacks | 261.0 | 115.0 | 163.4 | 17.5 |
| Males | 282.2 | 85.6 | 155.5 | 16.9 |
| Females | 165.1 | 78.7 | 95.4 | 19.3 |
| White Males | 270.0 | 72.5 | 143.6 | 15.9 |
| White Females | 152.2 | 71.5 | 84.6 | 20.7 |
| Black Males | 338.9 | 132.2 | 206.9 | 20.5 |
| Black Females | 209.6 | 103.7 | 134.1 | 14.7 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 1,426 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 1,095 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 331 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 348 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 84 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 46 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 5 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 5,019 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 323 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 8 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 84,343 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,948 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 39 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 524,756 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 1605498 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 253,251 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 22 | 105,394 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 22 | 105,394 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 573,209 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 376,834 | 65.7 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 9,177 | 1.6 |
| Blacks (1999) | 178,095 | 31.1 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,299 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 7,804 | 1.4 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 10,959 | 1.9 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 25,366 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 37,743 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 71,003 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 9 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 24 |