HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 192.9 | 91.2 | 77.7 | 21.9 |
| Whites | 191.9 | 85.3 | 77.3 | 22.1 |
| Blacks | 202.2 | 108.0 | 81.5 | 22.5 |
| Males | 256.0 | 93.5 | 103.1 | 27.0 |
| Females | 149.8 | 86.2 | 58.9 | 19.3 |
| White Males | 261.1 | 85.5 | 104.6 | 28.3 |
| White Females | 142.5 | 81.9 | 56.8 | 19.0 |
| Black Males | 255.6 | 119.3 | 105.6 | 26.1 |
| Black Females | 168.9 | 97.3 | 64.9 | 20.3 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 1,885 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 1,321 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 564 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 374 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 119 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 46 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 14 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 4,097 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 173 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 11 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 87,626 |
| Total beds (1999) | 2,154 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 31 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 516,389 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 1771350 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 282,915 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 30 | 72,316 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 30 | 72,316 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 609,570 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 388,019 | 63.7 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 11,040 | 1.8 |
| Blacks (1999) | 198,989 | 32.6 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,973 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 9,549 | 1.6 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 13,076 | 2.1 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 21,151 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 34,721 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 97,399 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 10 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 18 |