HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 211.6 | 65.9 | 102.4 | 24.2 |
| Whites | 204.2 | 62.1 | 98.9 | 25.6 |
| Blacks | 242.2 | 80.4 | 115.6 | 16.7 |
| Males | 261.6 | 67.7 | 132.1 | 29.9 |
| Females | 175.4 | 63.9 | 80.7 | 21.3 |
| White Males | 259.3 | 63.2 | 129.0 | 33.4 |
| White Females | 163.8 | 59.6 | 75.8 | 22.2 |
| Black Males | 272.3 | 82.0 | 143.9 | 15.6* |
| Black Females | 221.2 | 80.1 | 97.3 | 16.6* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 663 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 575 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 88 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 189 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 50 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 19 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 1 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 1,741 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 119 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 5 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 54,035 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,472 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 0 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 293,277 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 615,090 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 193,789 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 28 | 14,931 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 18 | 13,443 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 10 | 1,488 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 418,678 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 299,193 | 71.5 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 6,394 | 1.5 |
| Blacks (1999) | 107,281 | 25.6 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 774 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 5,036 | 1.2 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 7,628 | 1.8 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 21,812 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 31,200 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 68,695 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 6 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 20 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 15 |