HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 230.2 | 59.4 | 81.5 | 14.3 |
| Whites | 226.3 | 57.1 | 80.8 | 14.3 |
| Blacks | 337.0 | 107.5 | 110.3 | 16.5 |
| Males | 288.7 | 61.9 | 101.6 | 15.3 |
| Females | 184.9 | 57.2 | 66.1 | 13.5 |
| White Males | 285.0 | 59.4 | 101.4 | 15.0 |
| White Females | 180.4 | 55.1 | 64.8 | 13.6 |
| Black Males | 417.2 | 122.4 | 128.1 | 23.0* |
| Black Females | 285.6 | 100.0 | 98.5 | 14.0* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 3,954 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 2,897 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 1,057 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 870 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 189 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 125 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 62 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 8,771 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 480 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 22 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 11 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 11 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 18 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 11 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 18 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 14 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 17 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 14 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 210,088 |
| Total beds (1999) | 5,859 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 85 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 1320914 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 3996821 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 601,115 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 89 | 338,448 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 4 | 40 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 29 | 54,116 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 56 | 284,292 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 1,653,956 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 620,161 | 37.5 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 891,061 | 53.9 |
| Blacks (1999) | 107,474 | 6.5 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 7,522 | 0.5 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 27,738 | 1.7 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 910,475 | 55.0 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 23,114 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 32,052 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 301,536 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 16 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 18 |