HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 219.5 | 61.5 | 66.6 | 20.2 |
| Whites | 216.8 | 60.1 | 67.1 | 20.3 |
| Blacks | 295.1 | 89.3 | 54.3 | 16.7* |
| Males | 279.7 | 62.8 | 88.0 | 21.5 |
| Females | 173.8 | 59.6 | 50.6 | 19.1 |
| White Males | 278.9 | 61.4 | 89.8 | 21.3 |
| White Females | 170.1 | 58.1 | 50.3 | 19.4 |
| Black Males | 299.3 | 85.0 | 52.4* | 29.5* |
| Black Females | 284.0 | 92.1 | 53.2* | 7.8* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 1,420 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 1,087 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 333 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 374 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 100 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 27 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 166 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 4,967 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 212 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 4 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 81,466 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,875 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 9 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 412,358 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 1380214 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 218,948 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 13 | 178,715 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 1 | 14,474 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 4 | 117,892 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 8 | 46,349 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 759,651 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 663,337 | 87.3 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 22,797 | 3.0 |
| Blacks (1999) | 59,029 | 7.8 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 4,498 | 0.6 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 9,990 | 1.3 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 27,161 | 3.6 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 25,659 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 41,810 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 71,848 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 7 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 18 |