HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 223.6 | 70.5 | 98.1 | 23.0 |
| Whites | 222.8 | 70.0 | 97.7 | 23.4 |
| Blacks | 241.7 | 91.1 | 114.5 | 9.6* |
| Males | 287.2 | 68.8 | 131.4 | 20.9 |
| Females | 173.0 | 69.9 | 72.4 | 23.7 |
| White Males | 286.5 | 68.7 | 131.4 | 21.1 |
| White Females | 172.6 | 69.2 | 71.8 | 24.1 |
| Black Males | 298.7 | 76.4* | 127.0* | 10.1* |
| Black Females | 185.9 | 103.8* | 103.2* | 7.0* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 305 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 277 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 28 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 103 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 21 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 10 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 43 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 1,977 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 88 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 3 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 30,229 |
| Total beds (1999) | 837 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 33 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 141,823 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 715,591 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 131,868 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 12 | 83,564 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 3 | 45,329 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 9 | 38,235 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 347,918 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 315,971 | 90.8 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 11,505 | 3.3 |
| Blacks (1999) | 16,623 | 4.8 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,495 | 0.4 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 2,324 | 0.7 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 12,341 | 3.5 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 22,101 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 38,073 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 36,638 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 7 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 12 |