HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 237.1 | 66.4 | 130.1 | 52.0 |
| Whites | 208.2 | 50.9 | 109.2 | 55.1 |
| Blacks | 268.3 | 82.5 | 151.2 | 50.3 |
| Males | 319.5 | 95.4 | 188.5 | 63.3 |
| Females | 181.6 | 49.0 | 90.5 | 45.4 |
| White Males | 297.9 | 78.7 | 163.8 | 79.1 |
| White Females | 145.9 | 35.3* | 67.9 | 42.3 |
| Black Males | 348.9 | 115.3 | 215.2 | 54.5* |
| Black Females | 217.8 | 62.7 | 112.3 | 47.9 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 50 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 49 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 1 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 19 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 5 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 1 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 3 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 222 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 35 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 1 |
| 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) | 0 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 2 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 9,387 |
| Total beds (1999) | 368 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 0 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 96,639 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 39,372 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 32,374 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 3 | 33 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 1 | 25 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 2 | 8 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 55,461 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 19,445 | 35.1 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 244 | 0.4 |
| Blacks (1999) | 35,470 | 64.0 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 53 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 249 | 0.4 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 413 | 0.7 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 15,321 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 19,248 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 16,624 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 9 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 26 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 12 |