U.S. Hospital COVID-19 Encounters with Clinical Indicators

U.S. hospital data from the National Hospital Care Survey captures COVID-19 patient encounters from March 2020 to December 2023. It originates from 26 hospitals reporting inpatient and emergency department administrative claims. The data includes indicators like length of stay and mortality, though the 2020-2023 sample is not yet nationally representative.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in COVID-19 'Measure' values like mortality or ventilator use over 'Time'.
• Compare clinical 'Indicator' outcomes such as length of stay across different hospital 'Setting' types.
• Model patient 'Subgroup' characteristics against 'Value' metrics for specific 'Group' categories.

Strengths

• Data spans over 3.5 years from March 2020 to December 2023.
• Includes specific clinical indicators like length of stay, mortality, and ventilator use.
• Covers two hospital settings: inpatient and emergency departments.

Limitations

• Limited to 26 hospitals each for inpatient and ED data, a small sample.
• Data for 2020-2023 is explicitly noted as not nationally representative.
• Unknown total row count and potential completeness of all indicators.

Provenance

Source

data.cdc.gov via the National Hospital Care Survey.

Collection Method

Collected from Uniform Bill (UB)-04 administrative claims submitted by participating hospitals.

Time Range

March 18, 2020 to December 26, 2023.

Freshness

Data updated as of April 2025, with coverage through December 2023.

Geography

United States, from 26 participating hospitals.