HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 221.7 | 67.6 | 119.0 | 23.2 |
| Whites | 222.7 | 67.5 | 119.3 | 23.2 |
| Blacks | 233.3 | 76.6* | 154.2* | 29.7* |
| Males | 292.6 | 67.6 | 169.1 | 22.4 |
| Females | 165.9 | 67.2 | 79.6 | 23.2 |
| White Males | 294.2 | 67.4 | 169.7 | 22.4 |
| White Females | 166.3 | 67.2 | 79.7 | 23.3 |
| Black Males | 290.8* | 71.1* | 245.6* | 7.1* |
| Black Females | 171.0* | 80.3* | 83.7* | 39.9* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 786 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 688 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 98 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 238 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 43 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 21 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 92 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 3,053 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 141 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 8 |
| 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) | 7 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 5 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 64,878 |
| Total beds (1999) | 1,543 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 30 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 323,610 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 2065218 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 361,416 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 47 | 55,847 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 31 | 11,488 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 16 | 44,359 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 556,712 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 538,645 | 96.8 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 5,250 | 0.9 |
| Blacks (1999) | 5,871 | 1.1 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 3,433 | 0.6 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 3,513 | 0.6 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 5,671 | 1.0 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 20,585 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 29,833 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 77,269 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 12 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 14 |