HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 245.1 | 55.1 | 64.3 | 18.2 |
| Whites | 237.7 | 52.6 | 64.4 | 18.7 |
| Blacks | 283.4 | 66.7 | 63.3 | 14.4 |
| Males | 309.1 | 58.4 | 83.0 | 20.1 |
| Females | 199.3 | 52.3 | 51.6 | 16.9 |
| White Males | 303.9 | 55.3 | 85.1 | 21.0 |
| White Females | 190.4 | 50.3 | 50.4 | 17.4 |
| Black Males | 340.2 | 73.5 | 70.7 | 14.3 |
| Black Females | 241.8 | 61.2 | 57.1 | 13.9 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 6,265 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 4,249 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 2,016 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 1,280 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 303 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 233 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 200 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 16,954 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 821 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 25 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 11 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 20 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 19 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 18 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 14 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 19 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 15 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 16 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 278,915 |
| Total beds (1999) | 7,878 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 190 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 1885637 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 6683347 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 827,604 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 70 | 502,647 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 38 | 228,018 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 28 | 271,467 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 1,791,804 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 1,336,557 | 74.6 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 37,960 | 2.1 |
| Blacks (1999) | 385,556 | 21.5 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 3,379 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 28,352 | 1.6 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 43,696 | 2.4 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 30,069 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 38,088 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 219,509 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 5 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 7 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 19 |