HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 164.8 | 59.8 | 67.8 | 28.2 |
| Whites | 164.4 | 57.4 | 67.9 | 27.9 |
| Blacks | 188.1 | 98.3 | 73.6 | 32.8 |
| Males | 220.9 | 65.8 | 92.1 | 28.4 |
| Females | 122.9 | 56.0 | 49.5 | 26.9 |
| White Males | 219.8 | 63.7 | 92.3 | 27.8 |
| White Females | 122.5 | 53.3 | 49.5 | 26.9 |
| Black Males | 264.1 | 113.1 | 100.8 | 36.0* |
| Black Females | 141.1 | 94.4 | 56.9 | 27.9* |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 1,203 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 910 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 293 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 347 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 59 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 36 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 90 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 5,487 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 208 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 15 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 13 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 8 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 7 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 80,056 |
| Total beds (1999) | 2,443 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 62 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 478,134 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 985,253 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 211,182 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 31 | 118,265 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 7 | 60,989 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 24 | 57,276 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 626,379 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 525,547 | 83.9 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 33,127 | 5.3 |
| Blacks (1999) | 46,235 | 7.4 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 6,944 | 1.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 14,526 | 2.3 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 37,205 | 5.9 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 25,525 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 40,545 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 67,525 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 3 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 6 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 21 |