HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 211.5 | 54.2 | 62.4 | 5.0 |
| Whites | 208.4 | 52.6 | 62.2 | 5.0 |
| Blacks | 290.5 | 87.0 | 72.0 | 6.5 |
| Males | 276.1 | 56.2 | 82.9 | 4.9 |
| Females | 160.7 | 52.0 | 46.5 | 5.1 |
| White Males | 273.7 | 54.6 | 83.7 | 4.7 |
| White Females | 156.6 | 50.4 | 45.5 | 5.1 |
| Black Males | 347.4 | 87.6 | 75.0 | 8.6* |
| Black Females | 248.9 | 84.9 | 68.6 | 5.3* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 4,983 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 4,269 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 714 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 1,361 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 246 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 204 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 303 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 16,745 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 688 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 32 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 14 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 19 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 23 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 14 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 15 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 13 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 20 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 15 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 15 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 325,106 |
| Total beds (1999) | 8,613 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 168 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 1796418 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 4012732 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 782,467 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 72 | 911,321 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 40 | 551,670 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 32 | 359,651 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 2,278,169 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 1,771,621 | 77.8 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 213,590 | 9.4 |
| Blacks (1999) | 243,540 | 10.7 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 8,635 | 0.4 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 40,783 | 1.8 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 228,360 | 10.0 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 27,204 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 33,172 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 306,093 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 8 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 17 |