HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 223.0 | 62.0 | 73.2 | 26.5 |
| Whites | 221.6 | 61.9 | 74.9 | 26.1 |
| Blacks | 239.5 | 62.3 | 63.3 | 29.4 |
| Males | 294.2 | 67.5 | 102.4 | 30.0 |
| Females | 175.0 | 58.8 | 54.0 | 24.3 |
| White Males | 294.7 | 68.1 | 105.4 | 30.1 |
| White Females | 172.2 | 58.1 | 54.9 | 23.8 |
| Black Males | 296.9 | 66.2 | 85.9 | 30.3 |
| Black Females | 200.1 | 60.5 | 48.3 | 28.5 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 3,377 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 2,352 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 1,025 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 742 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 169 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 117 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 47 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 10,246 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 537 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 15 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 8 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 189,888 |
| Total beds (1999) | 4,888 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 155 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 1177038 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 4364732 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 429,637 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 55 | 290,788 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 6 | 17,391 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 14 | 50,351 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 35 | 223,046 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 1,186,125 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 957,465 | 80.7 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 13,446 | 1.1 |
| Blacks (1999) | 198,741 | 16.8 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 2,761 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 13,712 | 1.2 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 16,503 | 1.4 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 27,736 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 40,689 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 121,524 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 7 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 19 |