HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 163.9 | 50.3 | 45.2 | 9.6 |
| Whites | 165.2 | 50.0 | 45.8 | 9.3 |
| Blacks | 189.6 | 98.0* | 41.3* | 24.3* |
| Males | 216.0 | 54.9 | 58.5 | 8.9 |
| Females | 126.5 | 46.7 | 35.6 | 10.0 |
| White Males | 217.4 | 54.4 | 59.6 | 8.5 |
| White Females | 127.6 | 46.5 | 35.8 | 9.8 |
| Black Males | 226.0 | 155.8* | 40.4* | 39.6* |
| Black Females | 158.5* | 53.4* | 40.9* | 13.7* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 1,003 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 787 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 216 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 219 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 69 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 25 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 26 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 2,931 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 120 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 4 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 76,662 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,850 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 26 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 386,055 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 1507067 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 223,570 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 12 | 143,093 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 1 | 2 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 6 | 131,201 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 5 | 11,890 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 708,277 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 143,968 | 20.3 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 525,881 | 74.2 |
| Blacks (1999) | 24,091 | 3.4 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 3,667 | 0.5 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 10,670 | 1.5 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 533,761 | 75.4 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 16,330 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 25,817 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 195,897 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 9 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 24 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 15 |