HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 238.8 | 65.5 | 130.0 | 24.8 |
| Whites | 232.5 | 59.8 | 122.7 | 25.9 |
| Blacks | 276.0 | 94.3 | 171.1 | 20.2 |
| Males | 292.7 | 64.5 | 168.7 | 30.3 |
| Females | 196.6 | 65.6 | 102.0 | 21.7 |
| White Males | 287.2 | 56.0 | 162.3 | 31.4 |
| White Females | 189.3 | 61.6 | 93.5 | 22.9 |
| Black Males | 329.5 | 108.8 | 207.7 | 26.6 |
| Black Females | 236.7 | 85.5 | 146.7 | 16.2 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 626 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 568 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 58 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 210 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 34 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 22 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 45 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 2,550 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 137 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 4 |
| 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) | 10 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 6 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 59,220 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,883 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 27 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 293,370 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 597,209 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 215,272 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 38 | 38,940 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 5 | 36 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 18 | 34,624 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 12 | 3,381 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 444,591 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 306,337 | 68.9 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 20,332 | 4.6 |
| Blacks (1999) | 107,821 | 24.3 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 1,300 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 8,801 | 2.0 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 23,472 | 5.3 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 22,177 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 32,608 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 78,163 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 9 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 11 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 13 |