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This indicator reports the percentage of mothers who exclusively breastfeed their infants during their post-partum hospital stay. This indicator is relevant because breastfeeding has positive health benefits for both infants and mothers and may lower infant mortality rates. Source U.S. Census Bureau, National Survey of Children’s Health, 2023. Source Description The National Survey of Children’s…
This indicator reports the estimated percentage of live births with first trimester prenatal care entry between 2020 and 2022. Data are acquired from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Maternal and Infant Health Mapping Tool. Note: Data are suppressed for counties with fewer than 10 live births or 10 events in the county and…
This indicator reports the percentage of adults who self-report excessive drinking in the last 30 days. Data were from the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey and are used for the 2025 County Health Rankings.Excessive drinking is defined as the percentage of the population who report at least one binge drinking episode involving…
This indicator reports the percentage of adults age 18 and older who report having five or more drinks (men) or four or more drinks (women) on an occasion in the past 30 days. Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022.Accessed via the PLACES Data Portal. Source Description The Behavioral…
This indicator reports the average 30-day rate of readmission for pneumonia patients in reporting hospitals* within the report area. Readmission measures are estimates of the rate of unplanned readmission to an acute care hospital in the 30 days after discharge from a hospitalization due to pneumonia. *No Data is reported for counties for areas without…
This indicator reports the median number of minutes outpatients spent in the Emergency Department. *For a list of hospitals within the report area, see the data tables below. Source Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CMS – Geographic Variation Public Use File , 2022-23. Source Description The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a…
This indicator reports the percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen by a doctor*.*For a list of hospitals within the report area, see the data tables below. Source Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CMS – Geographic Variation Public Use File , 2022. Source Description The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…
This indicator reports the percentage of ischemic stroke patients who received medicine to break up a blood clot within 3 hours after symptoms started.*For a list of hospitals within the report area, see the data tables below. Source Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CMS – Geographic Variation Public Use File , 2018-20. Source Description…
This indicator reports the average 30-day rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients in reporting hospitals* within the report area. Readmission measures are estimates of the rate of unplanned readmission to an acute care hospital in the 30 days after discharge from a hospitalization due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). *No…
This indicator reports the average 30-day rate of readmission for heart attack patients in reporting hospitals* within the report area. Readmission measures are estimates of the rate of unplanned readmission to an acute care hospital in the 30 days after discharge from a hospitalization due to an acute myocardial infarction (heart attack). *No Data is…