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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb290-COVID-19-AllHospital.pdf
December 01, 2020 - With the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in early 2020, hospital
utilization changed considerably, as areas … ■ One-third of in-hospital deaths
(33 percent) for patients from
large metropolitan (metro) areas … were COVID-19 related
compared with one in four for
patients from other areas in
April–December … ■ The number of all-cause in-hospital deaths for patients from large metro areas increased by 41.9 … (27.6 percent) and rural areas (27.7 percent).
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb282-COVID-19-AllHospital.pdf
December 01, 2020 - With the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in early 2020, hospital
utilization changed considerably, as areas … ■ One-third of in-hospital deaths
(33 percent) for patients from
large metropolitan (metro) areas … were COVID-19 related
compared with one in five for
patients from other areas in
April–September … ■ The number of all-cause in-hospital deaths for patients from large metro areas increased by 39.5 … (21.8 percent) and rural areas (20.4 percent).
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/seddoverview.jsp
July 01, 2025 - 265 KB; HTML )
Contents:
About the SEDD
SEDD Data Elements
SEDD File Structure
SEDD Areas … Return to Contents
SEDD Areas of Research and HCUP Publications
The SEDD combined with … are well suited for research that requires complete enumeration of hospital-owned EDs within market areas
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/state/siddbdocumentation.jsp
May 01, 2025 - research that requires complete enumeration of hospitals and
discharges within geographic areas
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb227-Emergency-Department-Visit-Trends.pdf
December 01, 2016 - showed little change for patients living in higher-income areas. … ■ Comparing 2006 and 2014, the ED visit rate increased in large central metropolitan areas and … in medium and small metropolitan areas, whereas the rate decreased in suburban areas. … 13.1 percent for patients living in medium and small metropolitan areas between 2006 and 2014. … (i.e., rural areas) (472.7 and 512.5 visits per 1,000
population, respectively).
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb227-Emergency-Department-Visit-Trends.jsp
September 01, 2017 - The rate of ED visits for patients living in low-income areas increased from 2006 to 2014 but showed … little change for patients living in higher-income areas. … and small metropolitan areas, whereas the rate decreased in suburban areas. … 13.1 percent for patients living in medium and small metropolitan areas between 2006 and 2014. … (i.e., rural areas) (472.7 and 512.5 visits per 1,000 population, respectively).
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb101.jsp
November 01, 2010 - There were 4 times as many dog bite-related ED visits and 3 times as many hospital stays in rural areas … than in urban areas. … , about 4 times higher than in urban areas (large central, large fringe, and medium and small metropolitan … As shown in table 2, the rate of hospitalization for patients in rural areas was 2.9 stays per 100,000 … 0.8
3.6
Percentage of female patients
47.7
46.9
Patient Residence†
Urban areas
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb157.jsp
June 01, 2013 - Similar to the distribution in the U.S. population, children from large metropolitan areas disproportionately … accounted for more ED visits, whereas children from rural areas disproportionately accounted for fewer … , at least one million residents
48.3
47.8
59.1
55.1
Small metropolitan areas, less than … These six categories are aggregated into four groups, including large metropolitan areas with at least … one million residents, small metropolitan areas with less than one million residents, micropolitan,
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb136.pdf
March 01, 2012 - ED visits for firearm-related injuries per 100,000 population among people residing in low
income areas … and 16.0 visits per 100,000 population among people residing in all other areas. … , 22.4 in medium and small metro areas, and 23.6 in micropolitan and noncore areas). … related to
assault involving a firearm were more likely to occur in an urban area than in any other areas … with a population of 1 million
or greater
– Medium and Small Metropolitan: includes areas of 50,000
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb111.pdf
May 01, 2011 - ■ ED visits were higher in rural areas and
among patients in the lowest income
quartile, where … urban areas (896 per 100,000), a pattern similar to all ED visits (data not shown). … Rural areas
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
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Note: Urban areas include … Urban areas are metropolitan counties. … Rural areas are
counties that are micropolitan or non-metropolitan/non-micropolitan.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb112.pdf
May 01, 2011 - ■ There were more than 5 times as
many ED visits related to eye
injuries for patients from rural
areas … (646 per 100,000
population) than urban areas (120
per 100,000) … , and small and
medium metropolitan), rate per 100,000 population
120 116 5 5,317
Rural areas … For patients who lived in rural areas,
the rate of ED visits related to eye injuries was 646 per 100,000 … population, 5.4 times higher than in urban
areas (large central, large fringe, and medium and small
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb111.jsp
May 01, 2011 - areas (896 per 100,000), a pattern similar to all ED visits (data not shown). … Bar chart of Rate per 100,000 population, by rurality: Urban areas; 896. Rural areas ; 1,425. … Note: Urban areas include large and small metropolitan; rural areas include micropolitan and not metropolitan … Urban areas are metropolitan counties. … Rural areas are counties that are micropolitan or non-metropolitan/non-micropolitan.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb147.pdf
March 01, 2012 - In 2008 and 2009, residents of rural areas were more likely than residents of urban areas to visit the … 140.5 391.3
Rural areas 263.8 539.3
Community-level income
Low income (lowest quartile) 224.7 563.3 … 12–17 7.6 39.1
18–44 10.0 35.2
45–64 20.7 48.0
65 and over 100.9 56.3
Patient residence
Urban areas … 24.3 50.0
Rural areas 47.5 61.6
Community-level income
Low income (lowest quartile) 38.3 67.1
Not … with 1 million or more
residents
– Medium and Small Metropolitan: includes areas with 50,000 to
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb130.pdf
March 01, 2012 - and non-core areas and an additional 34.4
percent lived in medium and small metropolitan areas. … and 227.2 among
residents of rural areas, over a 30-fold difference (figure 2). … rural according to the following:
Urban:
• Large Central Metropolitan: includes metropolitan areas … with 1 million or more residents
• Large Fringe Metropolitan: includes counties of metropolitan areas … with 1 million or more
residents
• Medium and Small Metropolitan: includes areas with 50,000 to
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/raceethnicitytoolkit/or15.pdf
June 23, 2011 - As expected, the NTR9 better represented AI/ANs in CHSDA areas than non-CHSDA counties, rural areas … compared with urban areas, and tribal and IHS service populations where there is an RPMS-reporting
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/state/sasddbdocumentation.jsp
April 01, 2025 - research that requires complete enumeration of
hospital-based ambulatory surgeries within geographic areas
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/sasdoverview.jsp
July 01, 2025 - Contents:
About the SASD
SASD Data Elements
SASD File Structure
SASD Areas of Research and … Return to Contents
SASD Areas of Research and HCUP Publications
The SASD are well suited … that requires complete enumeration of ambulatory surgery in hospital-owned facilities within market areas
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb163.jsp
October 01, 2013 - These characteristics can also indicate areas in which to target interventions to improve birth outcomes … 239
5.6
136
3.6
Other
117
2.8
115
3.0
Urbanicity
Large metropolitan areas … with at least 1M residents
2,448
57.9
2,184
57.6
Small metropolitan areas with less than … 1M residents
1,156
27.3
1,042
27.5
Micropolitan areas
392
9.3
349
9.2
Not … million or more residents
Large Fringe Metropolitan: Fringe counties of counties of metropolitan areas
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb213-Safety-Net-Hospitals-2014.jsp
October 01, 2016 - or large number of inpatient beds, and to be located in large central metropolitan and micropolitan areas … Just over a quarter (27.4 percent) of SNHs were located in large central metropolitan areas. … In comparison, only 17.9 percent of non-SNHs were located in these areas. … A greater proportion of SNHs compared with non-SNHs were also located in micropolitan areas (22.4 vs. … and rural areas (noncore).
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb213-Safety-Net-Hospitals-2014.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Just over a quarter (27.4 percent) of SNHs were located in large central metropolitan areas. … In
comparison, only 17.9 percent of non-SNHs were located in these areas. … A greater proportion of
SNHs compared with non-SNHs were also located in micropolitan areas (22.4 vs … and rural areas (noncore). … with 1 million or
more residents
• Medium Metropolitan: Counties in metropolitan areas of 250,000