Short-Term General Hospitalsby Number of In-County Discharges

24 to 1,059 (23)1,060 to 2,657 (22)2,658 to 4,421 (22)4,422 to 8,844 (22)8,845 to 32,836 (22)

Number of DischargesFrom County of Residence to Hospital

27 to 322 (61)323 to 764 (58)765 to 1,365 (60)

1,366 to 6,165 (60)

Patient Origin for North Carolina ResidentsInpatient Discharges by County of Residence and Hospital

Residents Discharged from North Carolina Hospitals: October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012

Source: Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Healthcare), North Carolina Hospital Discharge Data, Fiscal Year 2012.

Produced By: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Note: For any county vectors are only drawn for hospitals receiving at least five percent of the county's Discharges. Discharges from Psychiatric, Rehabilitation, Long Term Care, and Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities are not included. Normal newborn discharges (DRG 391) excluded.

Short-Term General Hospitalsby Number of In-County Discharges

4,422 to 8,844 (2)8,845 to 32,836 (18)

Number of DischargesFrom County of Residence to Hospital

27 to 322 (27)323 to 764 (27)765 to 1,365 (44)

1,366 to 6,165 (55)

Twenty Hospitals with 14,000 or More DischargesInpatient Discharges by County of Residence and Hospital

Residents Discharged from North Carolina Hospitals: October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012

Source: Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Healthcare), North Carolina Hospital Discharge Data, Fiscal Year 2012.

Produced By: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Note: For any county vectors are only drawn for hospitals receiving at least five percent of the county's Discharges. Discharges from Psychiatric, Rehabilitation, Long Term Care, and Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities are not included. Normal newborn discharges (DRG 391) excluded.

Patient Origin for North Carolina Residents

Source: Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Healthcare), Fiscal Year 2012.

Produced By: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Residents Discharged from North Carolina Hospitals: October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012

Total Hospital Days per 1,000 Residents

Total Days per 1,000 ResidentsAge-Adjusted to U.S. 2000 Standard Million

116 to 359 (21)360 to 419 (20)420 to 467 (21)468 to 533 (19)534 to 777 (19)

Note: Discharges from Psychiatric, Rehabilitation, Long Term Care, and Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities are not included. Normal newborn discharges (DRG 795) excluded.

Hospital Discharges for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditionsper 10,000 Residents

Residents 18 Years and Older Discharged from North Carolina HospitalsOctober 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012

Discharges per 10,000 Residents

53 to 133 (35)134 to 169 (31)168 to 345 (34)

Source: Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Healthcare), Fiscal Year 2012.

Produced By: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Note: Ambulatory Sensitive Conditions are defined as the Prevention Quality Indicators for those 18 years and older, see http://www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov.

Average Distance to Care: Miles from Residence to Hospital

Residents Discharged from North Carolina Hospitals: October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012

Average Distance in MilesMeasured from ZIP Code Centroids

7 to 15 (24)16 to 19 (22)20 to 21 (9)22 to 26 (19)27 to 58 (26)

Source: Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Healthcare), Fiscal Year 2012.

Produced By: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Note: Discharges from Psychiatric, Rehabilitation, Long Term Care, and Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities are not included. Normal newborn discharges (DRG 795) excluded.

Average Distance to Care for Discharges for ChildbirthMiles from Residence to Hospital

Residents Discharged from North Carolina Hospitals: October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012

Average Distance in MilesMeasured from ZIP Code Centroids

0 to 10 (28)11 to 15 (32)16 to 18 (9)19 to 52 (31)

Note: Childbirth discharges include DRGs 765-768, 774, 775.

Source: Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Healthcare), Fiscal Year 2012.

Produced By: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Average Distance to Care for Open Heart SurgeryMiles from Residence to Hospital

Residents Discharged from North Carolina Hospitals: October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012

Average Distance in MilesMeasured from ZIP Code Centroids

7 to 25 (23)26 to 32 (17)33 to 42 (17)43 to 59 (21)60 to 143 (22)

Source: Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Healthcare), Fiscal Year 2012.

Produced By: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Note: Open Heart Surgery discharges include a Procedure code of 39.61 or DRGs 216-221, 228-236.

Hospital Discharges for Open Heart Surgeryper 10,000 Residents

Residents Discharged from North Carolina Hospitals: October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012

Discharges per 10,000 ResidentsAge-Adjusted to U.S. 2000 Standard Million

1 to 7 (38)8 to 9 (42)

10 to 14 (20)

Source: Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Healthcare), Fiscal Year 2012.

Produced By: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Note: Open Heart Surgery discharges include a Procedure code of 39.61 or DRGs 216-221, 228-236.

Hospital Discharges for Major Joint Replacement of Lower Extremityper 10,000 Residents

Residents Discharged from North Carolina Hospitals: October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012

Discharges per 10,000 ResidentsAge-Adjusted to U.S. 2000 Standard Million

9 to 26 (38)27 to 31 (35)32 to 43 (27)

Source: Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Healthcare), Fiscal Year 2012.

Produced By: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Note: Knee or Hip Replacement discharges include DRGs 466-470.

Discharges per 1,000 ResidentsAge-Adjusted to U.S. 2000 Standard Million

31 to 79 (20)80 to 90 (22)91 to 99 (17)

100 to 109 (20)110 to 163 (21)

Hospital Discharge Rates per 1,000 Residents

Residents Discharged from North Carolina Hospitals: October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012

Source: Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Healthcare), Fiscal Year 2012.

Produced By: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Note: Discharges from Psychiatric, Rehabilitation, Long Term Care, and Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities are not included. Normal newborn discharges (DRG 795) excluded.

Percent of Discharged Hospital Patients without Health InsuranceResidents Discharged from North Carolina Hospitals: October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012

Percent of Hospital Discharges

2 to 5 (66)6 (21)7 to 9 (13)

Source: Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Healthcare), Fiscal Year 2012.

Produced By: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Low Birthweight Rate: Percent of Newborns Less Than 2500 Grams

Percent of Newborns Less Than 2500 Grams

0 to 7 (53)8 (20)9 to 18 (27)

Source: Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Healthcare), Fiscal Year 2012.

Produced By: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Newborns Delivered in North Carolina Hospitals: October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012

Hospital Outpatient & Ambulatory Surgery Visits per 1,000 Residents

October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012

Visits per 1,000 Residents

124 to 226 (21)227 to 372 (21)373 to 570 (20)571 to 708 (19)709 to 1531 (19)

Source: Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Healthcare), Fiscal Year 2012.

Produced By: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Note: 2012 Data collection was expanded to include all Outpatient CPT-4 codes.

October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012

Visits per 1,000 Residents

110 to 213 (22)214 to 334 (17)335 to 540 (21)541 to 692 (19)693 to 1509 (21)

Source: Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Healthcare), Fiscal Year 2012.

Produced By: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Hospital Outpatient & Ambulatory Surgery Visits per 1,000 ResidentsProcedures Performed at Endoscopy Centers Excluded

Note: 2012 Data collection was expanded to include all Outpatient CPT-4 codes.

October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012

Visits per 1,000 Residents

0 to 7 (24)8 to 9 (16)

10 to 13 (21)14 to 20 (18)21 to 70 (21)

Source: Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Healthcare), Fiscal Year 2012.

Produced By: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Hospital Outpatient & Ambulatory Surgery Visits per 1,000 ResidentsProcedures Performed at Endoscopy Centers Included

Note: 2012 Data collection was expanded to include all Outpatient CPT-4 codes.

Cholecystectomies per 10,000 Residents

Inpatient Discharges and Ambulatory Surgery Visits for North Carolina ResidentsOctober 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012

Discharges/Visits per 10,000 ResidentsAge-Adjusted to U.S. 2000 Standard Million

7 to 30 (36)31 to 39 (34)40 to 113 (30)

Source: Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Healthcare), Fiscal Year 2012.

Produced By: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Note: Cholecystectomy discharges include DRGS 411-419 (inpatient) or ICD-9 codes 51.21 - 51.24 (ambulatory) or CPT codes 47562-47564, 47600, 47605, 47610, 47612, 47620 (ambulatory).

Emergency Department Visit Rates per 1,000 ResidentsResident Visits to North Carolina Emergency Departments

October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012

Visits per 1,000 ResidentsAge-Adjusted to U.S. 2000 Standard Million

94 to 299 (20)300 to 381 (20)382 to 460 (21)461 to 542 (20)543 to 816 (19)

Source: Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Healthcare), Fiscal Year 2012.

Produced By: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Note: Includes patients admitted to hospital.

Emergency Department Visits and Insurance StatusPercent Uninsured Visits by Emergency Department

North Carolina Emergency Department Visits: October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012

Produced By: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Note: Includes patients admitted to hospital.

Emergency Department Visits

1,00040,000

162,000

10%

21%

41%

Total Visits Percent Uninsured

Source: Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Healthcare), Fiscal Year 2012.

Emergency Department DischargesBy Facility

162,00081,00016,200

UninsuredMedicaidOther Insurance

Emergency Department Discharges and Insurance StatusUninsured, Medicaid, and Insured Discharges by Emergency Department

North Carolina Emergency Department Discharges: October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012

Source: Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Healthcare), Fiscal Year 2012.

Produced By: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Note: Excludes patients admitted to hospital.

Note: Discharges from Psychiatric, Rehabilitation, Long Term Care, and Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities are not included. Normal newborn discharges (DRG 795) excluded.

Travel to Another County for Care: County of Residence to Hospital

North Carolina Residents Discharged from North Carolina Hospitals: October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012

Source: Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Healthcare), North Carolina Hospital Discharge Data, Fiscal Year 2012.

Produced By: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.