Table 2.
Patient and hospital characteristics of hospitalizations for pediatric high-impact conditions
| Characteristic | Number of hospitalizations (%) | |
|---|---|---|
|
Age |
|
|
| < 1 year |
1,020,642 |
(71.9) |
| 1-4 years |
185,053 |
(9.9) |
| 5-9 years |
112,703 |
(6.1) |
| 10-14 years |
100,192 |
(5.4) |
| 15-19 years |
129,065 |
(6.7) |
|
Gender |
|
|
| Male |
861,677 |
(55.2) |
| Female |
678,603 |
(44.8) |
|
Source of Admission |
|
|
| Routine/Office/Clinic |
1,056,752 |
(75.6) |
| Emergency Department |
346,692 |
(19.2) |
| Another Hospital |
82,818 |
(4.6) |
| Another health care facility, including long term care & nursing care facility |
9,815 |
(0.6) |
| Court/Law enforcement Institution |
530 |
(< 0.1) |
|
Hospital Bed Size |
|
|
| Small |
179,272 |
(12.2) |
| Medium |
399,609 |
(26.9) |
| Large |
941,176 |
(60.9) |
|
Hospital Location |
|
|
| Rural |
128,951 |
(9.8) |
| Urban |
1,391,106 |
(90.2) |
|
Type of Hospital |
|
|
| Children’s Teaching and Non-Teaching Hospital |
480,139 |
(30.5) |
| Non-Children’s Teaching Hospital |
438,665 |
(30.9) |
| Non-Children’s Non-Teaching Hospital |
533,000 |
(38.7) |
|
APRDRG-Levels of Illness Severity |
|
|
| Minor-moderate |
1,241,632 |
(84.4) |
| Major |
239,702 |
(12.2) |
| Extreme |
66,321 |
(3.4) |
|
Payer Type |
|
|
| Medicaid |
692,743 |
(43.7) |
| Private/HMO |
726,487 |
(48.3) |
| Self-Pay |
69,952 |
(4.6) |
| Other | 56,110 | (3.4) |
APRDRG = All-patient refined diagnostic related groups, HMO = Health maintenance organization.