HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 222.8 | 72.4 | 106.5 | 49.7 |
| Whites | 219.7 | 67.9 | 102.3 | 48.3 |
| Blacks | 243.9 | 96.0 | 133.4 | 57.4 |
| Males | 301.6 | 79.5 | 155.9 | 56.3 |
| Females | 166.1 | 66.8 | 72.3 | 45.1 |
| White Males | 301.7 | 76.7 | 151.7 | 57.5 |
| White Females | 159.7 | 61.1 | 66.9 | 42.2 |
| Black Males | 305.4 | 94.3 | 185.9 | 51.2* |
| Black Females | 202.6 | 95.9 | 101.3 | 60.3 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 293 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 265 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 28 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 91 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 19 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 9 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 12 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 965 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 51 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 6 |
| 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) | 5 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 2 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 35,370 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,115 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 4 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 254,361 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 242,773 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 92,747 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 6 | 1 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 6 | 1 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 177,144 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 133,133 | 75.2 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 981 | 0.6 |
| Blacks (1999) | 42,475 | 24.0 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 169 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 386 | 0.2 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 1,231 | 0.7 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 19,828 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 29,784 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 24,009 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 5 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 17 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 11 |