Preventable Hospitalizations

The Preventable Hospitalization indicator is the annual rate of preventable hospitalizations in people under 75 years of age per 1,000 people. Preventable hospitalizations are admissions to hospitals which could be avoided through appropriate and timely outpatient care. Examples include hospitalizations due to asthma and type-2 diabetes. The higher the value, the greater the negative impact on community health.

Timely and appropriate outpatient care, along with other preventative actions, can often prevent the onset of illness or control a chronic condition. Factors related to preventable hospitalizations may include the quality of primary care available as well as diet, alcohol use, smoking, household allergens and indoor tobacco smoke, that affect the frequency of illness. Preventable Hospitalizations is in the Health Systems and Public Safety domain. Data on inpatient hospitalizations are available from the State Inpatient Database (SID).

Neighborhood Indicator Value Ranksort descending
Phillips West - -
Downtown East 0 1
Humboldt Industrial Area 0 1
Camden Industrial 0 1
Fulton 0.9 4
Linden Hills 1 5
Morris Park 1 5
Page 1.1 7
Howe 1.3 8
West Calhoun 1.3 8
Lynnhurst 1.3 8
Ericsson 1.3 8
Hale 1.3 8
Wenonah 1.3 8
Marshall Terrace 1.3 8
Diamond Lake 1.4 15
Longfellow 1.4 15
Cooper 1.4 15
Bottineau 1.5 18
Field 1.5 18
Bryant 1.6 20
Keewaydin 1.6 20
Central 1.6 20
Standish 1.7 23
Hiawatha 1.7 23
Marcy Holmes 1.7 23
Kenwood 1.7 23
Cedar - Isles - Dean 1.7 23
Armatage 1.7 23
Kenny 1.7 23
Northrop 1.8 30
Waite Park 1.8 30
Minnehaha 1.9 32
Audubon Park 1.9 32
Corcoran 1.9 32
Holland 2 35
Regina 2 35
Columbia Park 2 35
Windom Park 2.1 38
Bancroft 2.2 39
Windom 2.3 40
East Isles 2.6 41
Downtown West 2.7 42
Tangletown 2.7 42
Powderhorn Park 2.7 42
St. Anthony West 2.8 45
East Harriet 2.9 46
St. Anthony East 2.9 46
Harrison 2.9 46
East Calhoun (ECCO) 2.9 46
Bryn - Mawr 3 50
Beltrami 3 50
Northeast Park 3 50
Seward 3.1 53
Prospect Park - East River Road 3.3 54
Calhoun Area Residents Action Group (CARAG) 3.3 54
Lyndale 3.4 56
Sheridan 3.6 57
Shingle Creek 4 58
University of Minnesota 4.1 59
King Field 4.1 59
Logan Park 4.1 59
Nicollet Island - East Bank 4.2 62
Lowry Hill 5.4 63
Lowry Hill East 5.4 63
Loring Park 5.6 65
Whittier 5.8 66
Ventura Village 6.4 67
Steven's Square - Loring Heights 7.1 68
East Phillips 7.7 69
Lind - Bohanon 8.1 70
Como 8.7 71
Mid - City Industrial 8.7 71
Webber - Camden 9.2 73
Midtown Phillips 9.5 74
Victory 9.8 75
Elliot Park 10.7 76
Folwell 10.8 77
North Loop 12.4 78
McKinley 13.1 79
Near - North 14.5 80
Willard - Hay 15 81
Hawthorne 15.6 82
Sumner - Glenwood (Heritage Park) 17.4 83
Jordan 17.9 84
Cleveland 19.8 85
Cedar Riverside 59.9 86

Key Citations:
1. CDC. Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations — United States, 2004–2007. MMWR. 2011 ; 60(01);80-83.

2. Lui CK, Wallace SP. A common denominator: calculating hospitalization rates for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions in California. Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep;8(5):A102. Epub 2011 Aug 15.

3. Ricketts TC, Randolph R, Howard HA, Pathman D, Carey T. Hospitalization rates as indicators of access to primary care. Health Place. 2001 Mar;7(1):27-38.

4. Rosano A, Abo Loha C, Falvo R, van der Zee J, Ricciardi W, Guasticchi G, de Belvis AG. The relationship between avoidable hospitalization and accessibility to primary care: a systematic review. Eur J Public Health. 2012 May 29. [Epub ahead of print]

5. Chew RB, Bryson CL, Au DH, Maciejewski ML, Bradley KA.Are smoking and alcohol misuse associated with subsequent hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions? J Behav Health Serv Res. 2011 Jan;38(1):3-15. doi: 10.1007/s11414-010-9215-x.

6. Preventable Hospitalizations in California (1999-2008). Available here

7. Backus L, Bindman A. Effect of Managed Care on Preventable Hospitalization Rates in California. Medical Care. 2002; 40: 315-324.