HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 179.8 | 74.2 | 87.9 | 25.0 |
| Whites | 178.2 | 72.6 | 86.2 | 24.7 |
| Blacks | 239.4 | 136.7 | 146.2 | 30.6* |
| Males | 251.1 | 80.1 | 129.6 | 25.8 |
| Females | 128.5 | 70.3 | 57.0 | 24.2 |
| White Males | 247.7 | 79.4 | 127.4 | 25.5 |
| White Females | 128.2 | 68.1 | 55.8 | 23.9 |
| Black Males | 366.0 | 114.9* | 195.6 | 34.1* |
| Black Females | 148.2 | 148.2 | 105.4 | 28.3* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 824 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 620 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 204 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 190 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 32 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 24 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 16 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 3,468 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 160 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 4 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 54,572 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,389 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 39 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 304,971 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 1312670 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 182,789 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 22 | 18,815 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 9 | 1,356 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 13 | 17,459 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 379,377 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 339,940 | 89.6 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 5,315 | 1.4 |
| Blacks (1999) | 29,463 | 7.8 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 719 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 3,940 | 1.0 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 5,838 | 1.5 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 25,825 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 39,477 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 43,099 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 5 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 9 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 16 |