Hospital Admission 2010 C Miami-Dade County
About This Dataset
This dataset maps hospital admissions across Miami-Dade County in 2010, broken down by zip code and payment source (insurance type). It shows where residents were being admitted to hospitals and how they were paying for care—whether through commercial insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, government programs, or out-of-pocket. While the data is from 2010, it provides a historical snapshot of health care access and insurance patterns that can help identify long-standing disparities in hospital usage across neighborhoods.
Why This Matters
- A public health researcher studying how insurance coverage affects hospital admission rates in different Miami-Dade neighborhoods, comparing Medicaid-heavy vs. commercial-insured areas.
- A community health nonprofit planning outpatient clinics or preventive care programs in zip codes with high hospital admission rates to reduce unnecessary hospitalizations.
- A hospital administrator analyzing admission patterns by payment source to understand their patient mix and plan for future capacity needs in specific service areas.
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 | MEDIUM |
| Update Frequency | Not planned (historical data from 2010) |
| Source | View on Open Data Portal |
| Keywords | hospital admissions Miami-Dade health insurance payments Medicare Medicaid hospital data zip code health data hospital admission by neighborhood health equity Miami-Dade insurance coverage hospital |
Columns / Fields
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
OBJECTID |
integer | HospitalAdmission2010: OBJECTID |
ZIPCODE |
integer | HospitalAdmission2010: ZIPCODE |
TOTAL |
integer | HospitalAdmission2010: TOTAL |
COMMERCIAL |
integer | HospitalAdmission2010: COMMERCIAL |
MEDICARE |
integer | HospitalAdmission2010: MEDICARE |
MEDICAID |
integer | HospitalAdmission2010: MEDICAID |
GOVERNMENT |
integer | HospitalAdmission2010: GOVERNMENT |
SELF |
integer | HospitalAdmission2010: SELF |
SHAPE__Area |
number | HospitalAdmission2010: SHAPE__Area |
SHAPE__Length |
number | HospitalAdmission2010: SHAPE__Length |
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Quality Breakdown
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Composite Score: 61%
Findings
- Stale: not updated in 300 days
- Row count not available