New York State Emergency Department Facility-Level Discharges by Quarter

New York State hospital emergency department encounters are summarized by facility and quarter from 2018 onward. The data categorizes visits into treat and release, those requiring ambulatory surgery, and those resulting in inpatient admission. It is published by health.data.ny.gov based on SPARCS (Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System) data.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in treat and release ED encounters by Facility County and Quarter.
• Compare the ratio of ED Encounters Admitted as Inpatient to Total ED Encounters across Facility Regions.
• Identify facilities with high volumes of ED Encounters Requiring Ambulatory Surgery by Facility Type Description.
• Assess seasonal variations in emergency department workload using Year and Quarter fields.

Strengths

• Data covers multiple years starting from 2018, enabling longitudinal analysis.
• Includes 14 distinct columns for cross-sectional and temporal breakdowns.
• Categorizes ED encounters into three specific claim types for detailed analysis.

Limitations

• Specific row count and total record volume are unknown.
• Data is aggregated by quarter and facility, lacking individual patient-level detail.
• Geographic scope is limited to New York State facilities.

Provenance

Source

health.data.ny.gov via SPARCS (Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System).

Collection Method

Aggregated summary of de-identified emergency department claims reported by facilities.

Time Range

Beginning 2018.

Freshness

Updated as of August 2025.

Geography

New York State, United States.