HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 202.6 | 82.9 | 66.1 | 11.4 |
| Whites | 199.1 | 81.3 | 62.5 | 11.3 |
| Blacks | 225.4 | 94.2 | 81.5 | 12.1 |
| Males | 271.6 | 90.1 | 90.1 | 13.4 |
| Females | 155.5 | 77.8 | 50.5 | 10.0 |
| White Males | 269.1 | 86.3 | 86.4 | 13.0 |
| White Females | 150.8 | 77.4 | 46.6 | 9.9 |
| Black Males | 297.1 | 113.8 | 106.9 | 15.0* |
| Black Females | 178.7 | 82.3 | 66.1 | 10.9 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 1,432 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 1,289 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 143 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 457 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 97 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 45 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 9 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 5,053 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 239 |
| 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) | 3 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 3 |
| 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) | 2 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 75,270 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,688 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 47 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 388,483 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 732,204 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 249,190 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 43 | 178,607 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 38 | 147,760 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 5 | 30,847 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 812,203 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 585,031 | 72.0 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 18,754 | 2.3 |
| Blacks (1999) | 185,741 | 22.9 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 2,283 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 20,394 | 2.5 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 21,113 | 2.6 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 30,783 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 46,557 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 75,999 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 2 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 9 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 29 |