HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 218.6 | 81.4 | 114.2 | 33.6 |
| Whites | 218.0 | 77.0 | 112.2 | 33.5 |
| Blacks | 230.5 | 113.9 | 133.3 | 36.5 |
| Males | 289.5 | 86.9 | 156.3 | 33.8 |
| Females | 170.3 | 77.8 | 85.9 | 32.6 |
| White Males | 288.9 | 85.3 | 155.7 | 33.6 |
| White Females | 169.2 | 72.5 | 83.5 | 32.3 |
| Black Males | 310.8 | 97.3 | 173.3 | 40.8* |
| Black Females | 181.4 | 116.9 | 105.1 | 34.9* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 299 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 280 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 19 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 122 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 23 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 7 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 6 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 1,376 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 66 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 1 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 30,260 |
| Total beds (1999) | 684 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 0 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 132,650 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 378,348 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 135,875 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 15 | 19,235 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 8 | 8,792 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 7 | 10,443 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 240,832 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 193,045 | 80.2 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 3,454 | 1.4 |
| Blacks (1999) | 42,139 | 17.5 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 510 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 1,684 | 0.7 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 3,920 | 1.6 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 19,978 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 31,589 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 36,789 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 5 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 16 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 12 |