Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Inpatient care
Rural and Urban Hospitals' Role in Providing Inpatient Care, 2010
Compares inpatient care at rural and urban hospitals. Covers the amount of inpatient care provided, patient characteristics, first-listed diagnoses, number of procedures, and discharge location. Based on 2010 National Hospital Discharge Survey data.
Author(s): Margaret Jean Hall, Maria Owings
Date: 04/2014
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Compares inpatient care at rural and urban hospitals. Covers the amount of inpatient care provided, patient characteristics, first-listed diagnoses, number of procedures, and discharge location. Based on 2010 National Hospital Discharge Survey data.
Author(s): Margaret Jean Hall, Maria Owings
Date: 04/2014
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Trends in Pediatric and Adult Hospital Stays for Asthma, 2000-2010
Provides data on inpatient hospital stays for asthma in community hospitals. Table 1 includes information on 2010 stays for children and adults based on the location of patients' residence, for metropolitan, micropolitan, and nonmetro areas.
Author(s): Marguerite L. Barrett , Lauren M. Wier, Raynard Washington
Date: 01/2014
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides data on inpatient hospital stays for asthma in community hospitals. Table 1 includes information on 2010 stays for children and adults based on the location of patients' residence, for metropolitan, micropolitan, and nonmetro areas.
Author(s): Marguerite L. Barrett , Lauren M. Wier, Raynard Washington
Date: 01/2014
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Overview of Hospital Stays in the United States, 2011
Presents the annual statistical report on inpatient hospital stays, using data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. Includes rural areas, which account for the smallest share of stays, but the highest per capita.
Author(s): Anne Pfuntner, Lauren M. Wier, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 11/2013
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Presents the annual statistical report on inpatient hospital stays, using data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. Includes rural areas, which account for the smallest share of stays, but the highest per capita.
Author(s): Anne Pfuntner, Lauren M. Wier, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 11/2013
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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"Living With a Ball and Chain": The Experience of Stroke for Individuals and Their Caregivers in Rural Appalachian Kentucky
Describes a qualitative study based on interviews with 13 stroke survivors and 12 caregivers in rural Appalachian Kentucky. Analyzes the transcripts for qualitative data giving insight into the experience of stroke victims from the time of onset, through their treatment in the healthcare system, to their reintegration into their home and community.
Author(s): Megan M. Danzl, Elizabeth G. Hunter, Sarah Campbell, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 29(4), 368-382
Date: 10/2013
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Describes a qualitative study based on interviews with 13 stroke survivors and 12 caregivers in rural Appalachian Kentucky. Analyzes the transcripts for qualitative data giving insight into the experience of stroke victims from the time of onset, through their treatment in the healthcare system, to their reintegration into their home and community.
Author(s): Megan M. Danzl, Elizabeth G. Hunter, Sarah Campbell, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 29(4), 368-382
Date: 10/2013
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Characteristics of Adverse Drug Events Originating During the Hospital Stay, 2011
Provides hospital inpatient data on the four most common adverse drug events (ADEs). Table 1 and Figure 4 list data on ADEs for rural compared to urban hospitals.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 10/2013
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides hospital inpatient data on the four most common adverse drug events (ADEs). Table 1 and Figure 4 list data on ADEs for rural compared to urban hospitals.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 10/2013
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Infectious Enteritis and Foodborne Illness in the United States, 2010
Provides data on hospital inpatient stays and treat-and-release emergency department (ED) visits for infectious enteritis and foodborne noninfectious gastroenteritis and diarrhea. Includes data by location of patient's residence for urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Jennifer Lucado, Shamis Mohamoud, Lan Zhao, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 03/2013
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides data on hospital inpatient stays and treat-and-release emergency department (ED) visits for infectious enteritis and foodborne noninfectious gastroenteritis and diarrhea. Includes data by location of patient's residence for urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Jennifer Lucado, Shamis Mohamoud, Lan Zhao, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 03/2013
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Inpatient Stays for Seasonal and 2009 H1N1 Influenza, 2008-2009
Compares emergency department visits and hospitalizations for influenza in a typical year, 2008, with 2009's H1N1 pandemic. Includes data by location of the patient's residence, for urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Lori Uscher-Pines, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 01/2013
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Compares emergency department visits and hospitalizations for influenza in a typical year, 2008, with 2009's H1N1 pandemic. Includes data by location of the patient's residence, for urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Lori Uscher-Pines, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 01/2013
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Obesity-Related Hospitalizations, 2004 versus 2009
Provides data on hospital stays with obesity as a primary or secondary diagnosis. Table 1 provides information by location of patient residence, urban or rural, for obesity-related hospitalizations in 2004 and 2009.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 07/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides data on hospital stays with obesity as a primary or secondary diagnosis. Table 1 provides information by location of patient residence, urban or rural, for obesity-related hospitalizations in 2004 and 2009.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 07/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Admissions for Kidney Stone Disease, 2009
Provides information on emergency department (ED) visits and hospital admissions related to kidney stone disease. Table 3 includes data on rural ED visits for kidney stones.
Author(s): Gregory Foster, Carol Stocks, Michael S. Borofsky
Date: 07/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides information on emergency department (ED) visits and hospital admissions related to kidney stone disease. Table 3 includes data on rural ED visits for kidney stones.
Author(s): Gregory Foster, Carol Stocks, Michael S. Borofsky
Date: 07/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Inpatient Stays for Bicycle-Related Injuries, 2009
Provides data on bicycle injuries resulting in emergency department visits and hospital stays. Includes information by location of patient residence for urban and rural locations.
Author(s): Elizabeth Stranges, Lori Uscher-Pines, Carol Stocks
Date: 06/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides data on bicycle injuries resulting in emergency department visits and hospital stays. Includes information by location of patient residence for urban and rural locations.
Author(s): Elizabeth Stranges, Lori Uscher-Pines, Carol Stocks
Date: 06/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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