HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 268.1 | 89.9 | 160.6 | 36.1 |
| Whites | 247.4 | 83.9 | 150.8 | 43.9 |
| Blacks | 313.6 | 107.5 | 182.4 | 21.8 |
| Males | 350.5 | 91.7 | 219.4 | 33.5 |
| Females | 211.0 | 88.1 | 119.2 | 36.6 |
| White Males | 332.8 | 84.1 | 208.5 | 45.6 |
| White Females | 186.1 | 83.1 | 108.9 | 42.0 |
| Black Males | 390.5 | 118.2 | 245.4 | 13.0* |
| Black Females | 263.1 | 100.1 | 141.1 | 26.6 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 181 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 162 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 19 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 74 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 8 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 8 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 18 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 763 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 44 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 3 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 20,028 |
| Total beds (1999) | 668 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 19 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 160,086 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 209,270 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 57,793 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 26 | 8,279 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 15 | 7,324 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 11 | 955 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 147,428 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 84,077 | 57.0 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 1,727 | 1.2 |
| Blacks (1999) | 60,701 | 41.2 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 356 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 567 | 0.4 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 2,276 | 1.5 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 18,594 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 26,806 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 34,152 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 7 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 16 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 12 |