HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 189.7 | 72.8 | 69.7 | 12.7 |
| Whites | 177.7 | 69.3 | 65.9 | 13.3 |
| Blacks | 244.6 | 89.4 | 88.1 | 10.0* |
| Males | 243.8 | 75.7 | 81.8 | 14.9 |
| Females | 147.7 | 69.0 | 58.6 | 11.3 |
| White Males | 231.6 | 72.2 | 79.5 | 15.6 |
| White Females | 136.5 | 65.8 | 54.4 | 11.9 |
| Black Males | 309.8 | 93.9 | 94.6 | 11.7* |
| Black Females | 193.9 | 83.3 | 78.8 | 8.5* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 1,375 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 866 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 509 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 253 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 58 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 26 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 4 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 2,169 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 129 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 5 |
| 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) | 0 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 1 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 42,886 |
| Total beds (1999) | 983 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 13 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 234,597 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 969,626 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 102,730 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 41 | 47,307 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 34 | 40,205 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 7 | 7,102 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 291,989 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 215,973 | 74.0 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 8,537 | 2.9 |
| Blacks (1999) | 59,942 | 20.5 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,714 | 0.6 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 5,823 | 2.0 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 9,462 | 3.2 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 24,867 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 36,832 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 32,597 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 2 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 11 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 26 |