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 estimated annual expenditures for alcoholic beverages purchased at home, as a percentage of total household expenditures. This indicator is relevant because current behaviors are determinants of future health and this indicator may illustrate a cause of significant health issues, such as cirrhosis, cancers, and untreated mental and behavioral health needs. Expenditures data…
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…
This indicator reports the average 30-day rate of readmission for heart failure 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 heart failure. *No Data is reported for counties for…