HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 269.7 | 64.8 | 103.6 | 15.9 |
| Whites | 256.5 | 61.4 | 100.2 | 16.0 |
| Blacks | 349.8 | 81.5 | 125.4 | 14.8 |
| Males | 338.9 | 68.9 | 135.2 | 18.0 |
| Females | 221.7 | 61.8 | 83.3 | 14.6 |
| White Males | 328.5 | 64.4 | 133.2 | 18.1 |
| White Females | 207.0 | 59.3 | 78.9 | 14.7 |
| Black Males | 410.7 | 96.7 | 150.0 | 16.5 |
| Black Females | 305.9 | 71.6 | 109.3 | 13.5 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 5,760 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 3,994 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 1,766 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 1,208 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 331 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 205 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 148 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 15,541 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 860 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 24 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 14 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 17 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 24 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 13 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 20 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 19 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 14 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 23 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 21 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 18 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 277,821 |
| Total beds (1999) | 7,385 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 111 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 1662759 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 3980563 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 675,799 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 66 | 746,283 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 39 | 520,493 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 27 | 225,790 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 1,728,927 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 1,332,076 | 77.0 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 19,683 | 1.1 |
| Blacks (1999) | 348,280 | 20.1 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 3,039 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 25,849 | 1.5 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 23,014 | 1.3 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 30,953 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 41,510 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 199,716 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 11 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 22 |