Hospital Diversion Events in San Francisco

Hospital diversion events declared by San Francisco hospitals, detailing ambulance rerouting. The dataset records diversion start and end times, duration, and hospital names, updated monthly by the San Francisco Emergency Medical Services Agency. It documents the operational rules, including a 2-hour maximum diversion period and system-wide suspensions triggered when four or more hospitals divert simultaneously.

Use Cases

• Analyze diversion duration patterns and frequency by hospital name to identify operational strain.
• Model the correlation between simultaneous diversions across hospitals and system-wide suspension events.
• Track monthly updates of diversion start and end times to monitor citywide emergency capacity trends.
• Investigate the unique status of San Francisco General Hospital regarding Trauma Override declarations during system suspensions.

Strengths

• Data is updated monthly by the San Francisco Emergency Medical Services Agency, ensuring regular refresh.
• Includes detailed operational rules such as the 2-hour maximum diversion period and system suspension triggers.
• Managed by the authoritative City of San Francisco organization.

Limitations

• Unknown total row count and specific column structure, limiting pre-analysis assessment of scale and features.
• Geographic scope is limited to San Francisco hospitals, reducing generalizability.
• Sample data is unavailable for previewing data quality and completeness.

Provenance

Source

City of San Francisco

Collection Method

Declared by San Francisco hospitals and compiled by the San Francisco Emergency Medical Services Agency.

Freshness

Updated monthly; last update recorded as 2026-03-15.

Geography

San Francisco, California, USA