Hospitalization
Hospitalization is the period during which a person is confined to an institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment.
Department of Health Data
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Hospital Reports
- A large volume of information by hospital including beds, admissions, length of stay, and occupancy rates.
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Healthy People
- A report that tracks the progress of public health objectives in meeting their goals by the end of the decade.
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Minority Health Disparities
- This report focuses on significant differences among races/ethnicities for selected health topics.
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The Burden of Asthma in Pennsylvania
- This report focuses on asthma adult and child prevalences, hospitalizations, mortality, and costs in Pennsylvania.
External Data Sources
Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4)
National Hospital Discharge Survey (CDC)