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Resources by Topic: Hospitals

Hospital Closure: 1987
Describes the extent, characteristics of, reasons for, and impact of hospital closures in 1987. Includes information specific to rural hospital closures. Lists closed hospitals by name, state, and rural/urban status.
Date: 05/1989
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Minnesota Trauma System Hospitals
An interactive map depicting trauma hospitals in Minnesota, with information such as address, designation level, and trauma program contact. Includes additional links to look up system hospitals and contacts.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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Colorectal Cancer Data Dashboard
Dashboard providing maps and graphs of county-level colorectal cancer (CRC) data from a variety of sources. Includes data on CRC incidence, mortality, screening, obesity, tobacco use, age groups, educational attainment, poverty, and race and ethnicity. Also allows mapping of NCI-Designated Cancer Centers, Commission on Cancer-accredited hospitals, and Federally Qualified Health Centers.
Additional links: Tutorial
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: American Cancer Society National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
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Wisconsin Equitable Program Development Dashboard
An interactive data map of Wisconsin that provides information on socioeconomic factors and community-based assets. Includes census tract, county subdivision, and block group-level data on the social determinants of health, such as education, income, housing, race/ethnicity, language, location of hospitals, and location of retailers accepting FoodShare.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
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Mississippi Hospital Economic Impact Dashboard
Provides data on the economic impact of Mississippi hospitals, including job creation, salaries and wages, uncompensated care, inpatients and outpatients, assessments paid, emergency department visits, and inpatient service payors. Data can be sorted by county, city, hospital type, congressional district, and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Mississippi Hospital Association
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Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance (RQITA) Resource Center
Provides technical assistance to Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and other rural healthcare organizations to improve healthcare and quality of care using data, measurement, and improvement activities. Offers information and resources on quality improvement and the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP).
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Telligen
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RQITA Monthly
A monthly electronic newsletter providing Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) information and support for quality reporting and improvement. Includes news items and information about the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP).
Type: Journal/Newsletter
Sponsoring organizations: Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance (RQITA) Resource Center, Telligen
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Hospital Price Transparency
Offers resources for healthcare providers and consumers regarding hospital price transparency regulations and policies. Includes links to a GitHub repository of resources for templates and technical instructions and tools to support hospitals in meeting accessibility and machine-readable file requirements.
Additional links: GitHub Repository
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Top Five Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC) for California Hospitals
Visualizations showing the top five inpatient diagnosis groups for California hospitals in 2021. Offers data at the county level, by Health Professional Shortage Areas for primary care and mental health, by hospital, and by hospital system.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
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California Hospital Financial Data Interactive Series
Set of interactive visualizations showing California hospital financial, utilization, and profitability data between 2014 and 2021. Each visualization can be filtered by county, city, rural designation, ownership, and specific facility.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
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