HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 269.6 | 62.2 | 97.3 | 17.8 |
| Whites | 267.9 | 60.5 | 97.6 | 17.4 |
| Blacks | 306.3 | 86.3 | 100.1 | 25.0 |
| Males | 341.7 | 62.2 | 124.4 | 20.5 |
| Females | 217.1 | 60.6 | 77.8 | 16.2 |
| White Males | 340.5 | 59.6 | 125.2 | 19.5 |
| White Females | 214.8 | 59.5 | 77.4 | 16.2 |
| Black Males | 379.1 | 100.1 | 124.9 | 36.1* |
| Black Females | 253.4 | 75.8 | 84.4 | 17.7* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 1,788 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 1,366 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 422 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 469 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 87 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 64 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 99 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 7,746 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 279 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 7 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 109,781 |
| Total beds (1999) | 3,019 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 32 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 671,216 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 1672960 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 366,838 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 49 | 315,313 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 32 | 266,759 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 17 | 48,554 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 795,170 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 675,362 | 84.9 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 28,684 | 3.6 |
| Blacks (1999) | 79,476 | 10.0 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 2,260 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 9,388 | 1.2 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 31,071 | 3.9 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 26,012 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 40,401 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 85,288 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 5 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 7 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 16 |