Hospital Encounters for Homeless Patients

This dataset contains counts of inpatient hospitalizations and emergency department visits for persons experiencing homelessness.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Contact Email [email protected]
Program Department of Health Care Access and Information, Healthcare Analytics Branch
Homepage URL https://hcai.ca.gov/visualizations/
Temporal Coverage

2019-2020

Spatial/Geographic Coverage

Statewide

Geographic Granularity Location Point
Language English (EN)
Frequency Annually
Source Link https://hcai.ca.gov/data-and-reports/healthcare-utilization/ or https://hcai.ca.gov/visualizations/
Data Collection Tool

https://hcai.ca.gov/data-and-reports/submit-data/patient-data/

License Terms of Use
Limitations Use of this data is subject to the CHHS Terms of Use and any copyright and proprietary notices incorporated in or accompanying the individual files.
Additional Information

Inpatient and emergency department records for Homeless patients were identified using ICD-10-CM diagnosis code "Z59.0" (homelessness) in any diagnosis position and patient ZIP Code "ZZZZZ" (homeless).

Citation

HCAI Patient Discharge Data; HCAI Emergency Department Data

Last Updated June 23, 2022, 19:01 (UTC)