United States Hospitalization Metrics by Jurisdiction for COVID-19 and Influenza

Weekly updated hospitalization data from approximately 6,000 U.S. hospitals, aggregated to country, HHS region, and state/territory levels. The dataset tracks hospital admissions, inpatient bed capacity, and ICU occupancy, with pediatric COVID-19 admission fields beginning March 1, 2022. Data updates ceased after May 3, 2024, following the end of federal reporting requirements.

Use Cases

• Model trends in adm_00_04_covid_confirmed and other pediatric admission fields to analyze the impact of COVID-19 across different age groups.
• Analyze hospital capacity stress by correlating inpatient bed occupancy metrics with new admission counts for COVID-19 and influenza.
• Track avg_adm_12_17_covid_confirmed_per_100k and similar per-capita rates to compare disease burden across different states and HHS regions.
• Build time-series forecasts for ICU bed occupancy using historical weekly data aggregated at the state and national levels.

Strengths

• Data sourced from a national monitoring system covering approximately 6,000 hospitals.
• Includes normalized metrics like avg_adm_05_11_covid_confirmed_per_100k for population-level comparison.
• Provides granular breakdowns for pediatric admissions across three distinct age cohorts (0-4, 5-11, 12-17 years).

Limitations

• Pediatric admission data fields have a shorter time series, beginning only in March 2022.
• The dataset is no longer updated as of May 2024, limiting its use for current analysis.
• Specific row counts, column counts, and sample sizes are unknown from the provided information.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services via CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).

Collection Method

Aggregated counts reported by hospitals to the NHSN.

Time Range

Time-series data; pediatric fields begin March 1, 2022. Overall coverage period not specified.

Freshness

Updated weekly until May 3, 2024; now static.

Geography

United States, aggregated to country, HHS region, and state/territory levels.