HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 231.0 | 50.1 | 68.9 | 3.3 |
| Whites | 226.5 | 47.5 | 68.3 | 3.2 |
| Blacks | 305.5 | 88.2 | 76.3 | 4.9* |
| Males | 291.0 | 51.7 | 88.1 | 2.7 |
| Females | 179.7 | 48.5 | 52.7 | 3.4 |
| White Males | 289.4 | 48.6 | 88.1 | 2.7 |
| White Females | 172.8 | 46.3 | 51.7 | 3.3 |
| Black Males | 338.8 | 100.8 | 91.8 | 2.7* |
| Black Females | 275.3 | 79.3 | 62.7 | 6.1* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 772 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 723 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 49 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 252 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 44 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 31 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 12 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 2,853 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 135 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 3 |
| 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) | 2 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 70,325 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,719 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 28 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 376,300 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 673,154 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 219,624 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 31 | 69,449 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 17 | 17,498 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 14 | 51,951 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 553,159 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 426,178 | 77.0 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 36,170 | 6.5 |
| Blacks (1999) | 83,065 | 15.0 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 2,332 | 0.4 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 5,414 | 1.0 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 40,033 | 7.2 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 22,454 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 30,140 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 92,145 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 5 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 12 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 12 |