HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 199.1 | 60.4 | 90.6 | 33.8 |
| Whites | 202.6 | 56.5 | 89.8 | 34.3 |
| Blacks | 188.2 | 79.0 | 95.3 | 32.3 |
| Males | 273.6 | 61.0 | 126.1 | 39.5 |
| Females | 149.0 | 58.0 | 66.4 | 29.9 |
| White Males | 284.8 | 57.8 | 130.9 | 39.7 |
| White Females | 148.0 | 52.8 | 62.6 | 30.1 |
| Black Males | 242.9 | 76.6 | 113.5 | 38.6* |
| Black Females | 152.0 | 80.2 | 81.5 | 29.4 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 358 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 342 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 16 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 113 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 21 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 11 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 12 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 1,601 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 51 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 1 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 54,044 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,127 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 19 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 246,430 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 737,922 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 142,054 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 3 | 815 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 3 | 815 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 247,301 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 179,219 | 72.5 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 3,652 | 1.5 |
| Blacks (1999) | 61,629 | 24.9 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 777 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 2,024 | 0.8 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 4,245 | 1.7 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 20,957 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 30,001 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 43,235 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 5 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 15 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 13 |