Preventable Hospitalizations in California:
Statewide & County Trends (1997-2003)

The Preventable Hospitalizations in California is the second OSHPD report that employs the Prevention Quality Indicators, created by the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to understand California healthcare issues. This report provides statewide and county rates for preventable hospital admissions in 2003 and shows how these have changed over time. The report also shows how these events relate to the insurance coverage of patients.

Preventable Hospitalizations in California: Statewide and County Trends Report (1997-2003) (31 Pages)

County Trends

• Alameda
• Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mono, Tuolumne
• Butte, Glenn, Colusa
• Contra Costa
• El Dorado, Alpine
• Fresno
• Humboldt, Del Norte
• Imperial
• Kern
• Kings
• Lassen, Modoc, Siskiyou
• Los Angeles
• Madera
• Marin
• Mendocino, Lake
• Merced, Mariposa
• Monterey, San Benito
• Napa
• Nevada, Sierra, Plumas
• Orange
• Placer
• Riverside
• Sacramento
• San Bernardino
• San Diego
• San Francisco
• San Joaquin
• San Luis Obispo
• San Mateo
• Santa Barbara
• Santa Clara
• Santa Cruz
• Shasta, Tehama, Trinity
• Solano
• Sonoma, Stanislaus
• Sutter, Yuba
• Tulare
• Ventura
• Yolo