HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 188.0 | 55.9 | 71.7 | 29.1 |
| Whites | 187.8 | 54.4 | 71.3 | 28.7 |
| Blacks | 200.7 | 79.6 | 81.3 | 35.5 |
| Males | 239.1 | 56.8 | 94.0 | 32.1 |
| Females | 148.4 | 54.9 | 54.6 | 27.8 |
| White Males | 239.9 | 54.7 | 93.2 | 32.2 |
| White Females | 147.5 | 53.7 | 54.4 | 27.2 |
| Black Males | 244.9 | 93.7 | 110.6 | 32.4* |
| Black Females | 167.8 | 71.2 | 60.7 | 37.6 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 1,614 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 1,212 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 402 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 434 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 103 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 34 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 140 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 6,549 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 274 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 4 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 85,757 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,748 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 66 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 420,550 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 1589510 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 290,117 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 56 | 171,689 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 32 | 110,780 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 23 | 60,664 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 836,712 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 740,649 | 88.5 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 5,500 | 0.7 |
| Blacks (1999) | 78,543 | 9.4 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,778 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 10,242 | 1.2 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 6,489 | 0.8 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 27,062 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 40,841 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 78,673 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 6 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 19 |