HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 250.4 | 111.6 | 120.5 | 22.2 |
| Whites | 245.9 | 90.5 | 119.3 | 19.5 |
| Blacks | 261.7 | 153.6 | 123.5 | 27.1 |
| Males | 320.6 | 115.0 | 163.5 | 22.6 |
| Females | 201.4 | 106.1 | 90.4 | 21.1 |
| White Males | 318.3 | 92.3 | 161.4 | 15.6 |
| White Females | 193.7 | 85.6 | 88.4 | 20.8 |
| Black Males | 329.9 | 164.2 | 169.8 | 37.6 |
| Black Females | 217.3 | 144.7 | 94.3 | 21.0 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 453 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 403 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 50 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 157 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 28 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 18 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 6 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 1,447 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 68 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 5 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 48,929 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,103 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 23 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 252,051 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 495,140 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 143,628 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 25 | 46,522 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 25 | 46,522 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 299,580 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 168,041 | 56.1 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 1,057 | 0.4 |
| Blacks (1999) | 128,713 | 43.0 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,065 | 0.4 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 704 | 0.2 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 1,660 | 0.6 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 19,423 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 28,148 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 62,761 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 8 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 18 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 12 |