HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 223.9 | 76.2 | 93.8 | 21.1 |
| Whites | 206.5 | 68.2 | 91.8 | 20.2 |
| Blacks | 273.1 | 96.2 | 98.7 | 24.0 |
| Males | 288.5 | 83.3 | 122.0 | 24.0 |
| Females | 178.8 | 71.3 | 74.1 | 19.3 |
| White Males | 275.6 | 75.4 | 122.0 | 22.8 |
| White Females | 159.1 | 63.4 | 70.8 | 18.6 |
| Black Males | 330.8 | 105.0 | 123.2 | 28.0 |
| Black Females | 232.0 | 90.0 | 81.9 | 21.4 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 4,134 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 2,687 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 1,447 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 705 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 256 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 141 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 12 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 7,656 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 443 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 21 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 11 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 13 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 11 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 9 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 177,150 |
| Total beds (1999) | 4,722 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 63 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 1062709 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 3974365 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 547,819 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 81 | 273,323 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 67 | 165,681 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 14 | 107,642 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 1,112,534 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 595,628 | 53.5 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 54,226 | 4.9 |
| Blacks (1999) | 432,116 | 38.8 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 3,505 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 27,059 | 2.4 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 62,017 | 5.6 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 25,100 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 31,895 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 215,985 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 5 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 12 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 19 |