HSA Profiles |
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| CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 199.9 | 63.5 | 45.4 | 23.2 |
| Whites | 200.8 | 63.0 | 46.1 | 23.5 |
| Blacks | 221.7 | 73.0 | 40.8 | 22.3 |
| Males | 255.6 | 62.4 | 57.8 | 23.8 |
| Females | 148.9 | 63.7 | 34.4 | 22.6 |
| White Males | 256.7 | 61.7 | 59.4 | 24.3 |
| White Females | 148.6 | 63.0 | 34.2 | 22.7 |
| Black Males | 281.4 | 76.9 | 47.7 | 23.8* |
| Black Females | 172.0 | 71.4 | 35.1 | 21.6 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 2,033 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 1,839 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 194 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 609 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 149 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 82 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 91 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 4,199 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 212 |
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 15 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 9 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 10 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 5 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 6 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 7 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 5 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 159,668 |
| Total beds (1999) | 2,828 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 53 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 787,032 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 2064081 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 435,126 |
| Number | Membership | |
|---|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1998) | 26 | 385,293 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 14 | 93,164 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 12 | 292,129 |
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population (1999) | 1,349,541 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 935,772 | 69.3 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 203,898 | 15.1 |
| Blacks (1999) | 128,865 | 9.5 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 15,182 | 1.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 65,824 | 4.9 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 225,237 | 16.7 |
| Avg per capita income (1998) | 27,965 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 39,099 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 146,124 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 4 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 6 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 14 |