HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 213.9 | 83.0 | 78.2 | 18.8 |
| Whites | 201.0 | 72.3 | 75.7 | 19.6 |
| Blacks | 242.4 | 104.9 | 84.0 | 17.3 |
| Males | 289.3 | 96.5 | 111.1 | 21.8 |
| Females | 162.3 | 75.2 | 57.9 | 16.8 |
| White Males | 285.0 | 86.3 | 114.2 | 23.7 |
| White Females | 146.3 | 65.1 | 53.5 | 16.8 |
| Black Males | 307.8 | 119.9 | 109.6 | 18.5* |
| Black Females | 195.5 | 94.7 | 66.5 | 16.8 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 1,829 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 984 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 845 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 275 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 81 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 74 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 9 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 3,771 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 199 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 3 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 65,081 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,640 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 91 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 454,866 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 1441122 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 152,433 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 42 | 61,219 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 37 | 52,257 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 5 | 8,962 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 343,843 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 195,506 | 56.9 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 5,609 | 1.6 |
| Blacks (1999) | 134,500 | 39.1 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,956 | 0.6 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 6,272 | 1.8 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 6,580 | 1.9 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 24,920 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 36,089 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 45,895 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 13 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 23 |