Hospital Admission A Miami-Dade County
About This Dataset
This dataset shows where people in Miami-Dade County are being hospitalized and how they're paying for it (Medicare, Medicaid, insurance, self-pay, or government programs), broken down by zip code. It helps residents, public health officials, and researchers understand healthcare access and burden across different neighborhoods in the county.
Why This Matters
- A community health advocate analyzing whether low-income neighborhoods have higher hospital admission rates to push for more preventive care programs
- A researcher studying how insurance type correlates with hospital use across Miami-Dade zip codes to understand healthcare disparities
- A city planner deciding where to locate new urgent care clinics by identifying neighborhoods with the highest admission volumes
Key Metadata
| Publisher | Miami-Dade County, Florida |
|---|---|
| Department | Community Action and Human Services |
| Category | Production Content |
| Format | Feature Service |
| Last Updated | Updated 10 months ago |
| Rows | None |
| Civic Relevance | HIGH |
| Update Frequency | Annually |
| Source | View on Open Data Portal |
| Keywords | hospital admissions Miami-Dade healthcare by zip code Medicare Medicaid hospital data health insurance admissions hospital utilization by neighborhood healthcare access Miami |
Columns / Fields
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
OBJECTID |
integer | HospitalAdmission: OBJECTID |
ZIPCODE |
integer | The five-digit postal code representing the geographic area where the hospital admission occurred or the patient's residence. AI |
TOTAL |
integer | The total number of hospital admissions across all insurance types combined. AI |
COMMERCIAL |
integer | The number of hospital admissions where the patient's insurance was provided by a private commercial health insurance company. AI |
MEDICARE |
integer | The number of hospital admissions where the patient's insurance was Medicare, a federal health program primarily for people age 65 and older. AI |
MEDICAID |
integer | The number of hospital admissions where the patient's insurance was Medicaid, a state and federal health program for low-income individuals and families. AI |
GOVERNMENT |
integer | The number of hospital admissions where the patient's insurance was provided by a government program other than Medicare or Medicaid. AI |
SELF |
integer | The number of hospital admissions where the patient paid out-of-pocket without insurance coverage. AI |
SHAPE__Area |
number | HospitalAdmission: SHAPE__Area |
SHAPE__Length |
number | HospitalAdmission: SHAPE__Length |
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Quality Breakdown
A
Composite Score: 96%
Findings
- Row count not available