HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 265.1 | 64.5 | 100.6 | 25.7 |
| Whites | 259.7 | 61.6 | 99.9 | 26.2 |
| Blacks | 302.7 | 85.5 | 102.2 | 18.6 |
| Males | 318.3 | 75.9 | 124.7 | 26.0 |
| Females | 222.9 | 56.8 | 80.9 | 25.5 |
| White Males | 310.7 | 72.9 | 125.0 | 27.1 |
| White Females | 218.5 | 54.0 | 79.4 | 25.7 |
| Black Males | 371.4 | 100.3 | 112.7 | 15.4* |
| Black Females | 250.6 | 76.4 | 91.5 | 20.6* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 804 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 584 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 220 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 258 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 44 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 20 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 147 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 3,946 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 135 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 4 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 67,136 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,464 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 45 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 344,440 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 1230452 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 237,647 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 13 | 149,683 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 2 | 366 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 11 | 149,317 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 526,740 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 412,689 | 78.3 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 12,174 | 2.3 |
| Blacks (1999) | 93,441 | 17.7 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 3,554 | 0.7 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 4,882 | 0.9 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 13,943 | 2.6 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 23,740 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 41,446 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 68,637 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 5 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 7 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 12 |