HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 217.5 | 65.9 | 81.3 | 16.6 |
| Whites | 215.6 | 64.1 | 83.4 | 16.7 |
| Blacks | 241.7 | 78.7 | 69.8 | 15.5 |
| Males | 285.7 | 70.0 | 108.2 | 17.3 |
| Females | 169.5 | 63.2 | 62.5 | 15.5 |
| White Males | 286.2 | 69.2 | 112.8 | 17.2 |
| White Females | 165.9 | 60.7 | 63.0 | 15.7 |
| Black Males | 301.4 | 73.8 | 80.8 | 19.7 |
| Black Females | 199.3 | 81.0 | 61.2 | 13.5 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 3,244 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 2,344 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 900 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 761 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 198 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 98 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 207 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 10,197 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 591 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 9 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 171,204 |
| Total beds (1999) | 3,527 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 74 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 785,988 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 1915686 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 503,833 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 64 | 390,029 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 42 | 271,315 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 22 | 118,714 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 1,254,678 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 1,015,229 | 80.9 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 11,446 | 0.9 |
| Blacks (1999) | 194,936 | 15.5 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 2,897 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 30,170 | 2.4 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 14,533 | 1.2 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 28,871 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 40,696 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 129,473 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 5 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 25 |