HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 230.4 | 69.8 | 77.7 | 28.7 |
| Whites | 226.5 | 64.1 | 79.2 | 28.0 |
| Blacks | 250.7 | 101.9 | 68.9 | 31.9 |
| Males | 293.9 | 67.3 | 95.4 | 32.0 |
| Females | 182.3 | 70.2 | 63.7 | 26.3 |
| White Males | 294.3 | 62.8 | 100.5 | 31.3 |
| White Females | 175.6 | 63.5 | 62.5 | 25.8 |
| Black Males | 293.9 | 89.3 | 68.4 | 35.5 |
| Black Females | 215.8 | 109.3 | 68.1 | 28.1 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 984 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 890 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 94 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 310 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 64 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 45 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 49 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 5,385 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 191 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 5 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 95,786 |
| Total beds (1999) | 2,476 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 44 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 529,488 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 1090877 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 222,579 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 30 | 52,910 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 2 | 1,937 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 6 | 15,566 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 22 | 35,407 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 672,683 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 469,866 | 69.8 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 66,971 | 10.0 |
| Blacks (1999) | 128,498 | 19.1 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,559 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 5,789 | 0.9 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 71,541 | 10.6 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 25,057 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 40,996 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 75,965 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 9 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 14 |