Emergency Department Morbidity Reports from Pio XII Hospital, Colombia

Quarterly reports of consultation causes from the Emergency Service of the E.S.E. Hospital Pio XII in Colón, Putumayo. The dataset includes columns for patient demographics, diagnosis, date of attention, and healthcare provider. It was last updated on 2026-05-27 and is hosted by the Colombian open data portal.

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal trends in emergency department visits using FECHA_ATENCION, PERIODO, and DIAGNOSTICO.
• Compare morbidity patterns across demographic groups using EDAD, TIPO_EDAD, SEXO, and NOMBRE_DIAGNOSTICO.
• Study geographic and administrative coverage of emergency services using DEPARTAMENTO, PROCEDENCIA, and EAPB.
• Profile patient insurance regimes and their correlation with diagnoses using REGIMEN and DIAGNOSTICO.

Strengths

• Includes 12 distinct columns covering demographic, diagnostic, temporal, and administrative variables.
• Data is structured for temporal analysis with dedicated columns for year (AÑO), period (PERIODO), and specific date of attention (FECHA_ATENCION).
• Hosted on a national open data platform (www.datos.gov.co), suggesting an official source.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

E.S.E. Hospital Pio XII de Colón Putumayo, via www.datos.gov.co.

Collection Method

Likely contains administrative records from hospital emergency department consultations.

Time Range

Temporal coverage is implied by the AÑO, PERIODO, and FECHA_ATENCION columns but specific range is unknown.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-27 20:52:04; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Data appears to be from the municipality of Colón in the Putumayo department of Colombia.