HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 256.1 | 73.4 | 107.2 | 14.9 |
| Whites | 255.5 | 69.9 | 108.0 | 15.3 |
| Blacks | 268.3 | 106.6 | 103.4 | 12.0* |
| Males | 338.8 | 79.1 | 144.1 | 14.3 |
| Females | 198.5 | 68.8 | 81.3 | 15.2 |
| White Males | 340.9 | 74.1 | 146.8 | 15.2 |
| White Females | 195.0 | 66.4 | 80.4 | 15.2 |
| Black Males | 335.8 | 127.1 | 125.6 | 6.6* |
| Black Females | 226.6 | 90.7 | 89.6 | 15.6* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 519 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 496 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 23 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 210 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 37 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 11 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 3 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 1,991 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 55 |
| 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) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 2 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 40,257 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,100 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 14 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 279,799 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 318,273 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 130,333 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 47 | 61,541 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 37 | 34,764 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 10 | 26,777 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 399,595 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 334,206 | 83.6 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 4,633 | 1.2 |
| Blacks (1999) | 56,789 | 14.2 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 945 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 3,022 | 0.8 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 5,150 | 1.3 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 21,990 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 34,897 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 48,953 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 17 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 11 |