HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 228.0 | 63.6 | 92.3 | 19.5 |
| Whites | 229.9 | 63.3 | 92.8 | 19.8 |
| Blacks | 244.9 | 82.0 | 107.8 | 18.8* |
| Males | 295.0 | 71.0 | 119.1 | 22.6 |
| Females | 175.3 | 57.8 | 71.2 | 16.9 |
| White Males | 298.9 | 69.1 | 120.2 | 22.5 |
| White Females | 175.5 | 58.6 | 71.1 | 17.3 |
| Black Males | 268.4 | 157.8 | 118.7* | 44.9* |
| Black Females | 224.8 | 41.8* | 101.6 | 10.6* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 815 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 721 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 94 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 243 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 51 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 27 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 71 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 2,321 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 116 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 12 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 4 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 79,917 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,836 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 64 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 413,602 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 858,502 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 180,904 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 44 | 92,024 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 4 | 9 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 27 | 49,489 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 13 | 42,526 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 512,728 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 180,992 | 35.3 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 305,256 | 59.5 |
| Blacks (1999) | 17,560 | 3.4 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 2,325 | 0.5 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 6,595 | 1.3 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 310,335 | 60.5 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 20,342 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 28,193 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 116,479 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 7 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 19 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 15 |