HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 253.8 | 60.0 | 82.7 | 17.2 |
| Whites | 244.5 | 57.0 | 86.5 | 17.8 |
| Blacks | 298.0 | 72.2 | 66.6 | 14.4 |
| Males | 315.0 | 62.2 | 99.6 | 18.6 |
| Females | 208.4 | 57.5 | 70.2 | 16.4 |
| White Males | 308.4 | 58.7 | 106.7 | 19.7 |
| White Females | 197.9 | 54.9 | 71.8 | 16.7 |
| Black Males | 358.6 | 78.6 | 72.1 | 14.3 |
| Black Females | 252.4 | 66.9 | 62.1 | 14.3 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 11,999 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 8,008 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 3,991 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 2,642 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 729 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 354 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 961 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 33,728 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 1,734 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 42 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 19 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 30 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 38 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 11 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 34 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 36 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 26 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 35 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 32 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 29 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 544,991 |
| Total beds (1999) | 11,790 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 216 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 3121682 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 10834274 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 1602673 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 52 | 1,339,700 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 10 | 390,674 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 42 | 949,026 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 4,536,124 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 3,268,025 | 72.0 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 99,191 | 2.2 |
| Blacks (1999) | 1,043,526 | 23.0 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 17,382 | 0.4 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 108,000 | 2.4 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 113,360 | 2.5 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 30,971 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 46,132 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 532,357 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 7 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 20 |