HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 201.6 | 68.4 | 71.0 | 28.3 |
| Whites | 188.2 | 59.5 | 67.6 | 29.0 |
| Blacks | 250.5 | 100.0 | 82.9 | 26.4 |
| Males | 259.8 | 71.5 | 86.5 | 27.3 |
| Females | 158.4 | 65.0 | 59.3 | 28.3 |
| White Males | 244.7 | 57.2 | 81.2 | 27.9 |
| White Females | 145.6 | 59.7 | 56.9 | 28.8 |
| Black Males | 318.7 | 127.0 | 104.8 | 24.0 |
| Black Females | 203.3 | 81.7 | 68.2 | 27.7 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 1,197 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 949 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 248 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 315 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 79 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 38 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 7 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 3,843 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 180 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 14 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 4 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 89,750 |
| Total beds (1999) | 2,078 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 34 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 461,894 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 932,278 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 189,814 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 22 | 126,294 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 11 | 35,828 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 11 | 90,466 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 605,930 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 411,150 | 67.9 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 7,454 | 1.2 |
| Blacks (1999) | 179,111 | 29.6 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 3,460 | 0.6 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 4,755 | 0.8 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 8,460 | 1.4 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 20,736 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 30,915 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 109,865 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 5 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 11 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 15 |