Locating Health Statistics

Includes hospital data, including information on in-patient care, ambulatory care, and emergency department visits. US Agency for Healthcare Cost and Utilization (AHRQ).

Includes the use of health care resources, the quality of health care, including safety, and disparities in health care services. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

County level Information on health facilities, health care professions, hospitals and healthcare facilities, census, population data and environment

Comprehensive information on the health status of Americans, health insurance coverage, and access, use, and cost of health services. US Agency for Healthcare Cost and Utilization. AHRQ.

Statistics on various aspects of health care expenditures and hospital usage, from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

Coverage, health status/medical service utilization. Related tables and press releases.

Historical and projected health spending in the U.S. From the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

trends for measures related to access to care, affordable care, care coordination, effective treatment, healthy living, patient safety, and person-centered care

Raw data related to the social determinants of health. Association of Health Care Journalists

Recommended resources as well as suggestions for searching catalogs, databases, and the web