Preventable Hospitalizations and Rates per 10,000 Population
For Patients of All Ages By Statewide Leading Diagnoses
St. Clair County Residents, Michigan 2004-2009

AMBULATORY CARE SENSITIVE
CONDITIONS
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   HOSPITALIZATIONS    RATE PER
10,000 POPULATION
Average
Annual
Number for
2004-2008
   2008    Average
Annual
Rate for
2004-2008
2009
 ALL AMBULATORY CARE SENSITIVE CONDITIONS 4,264 4,449 249.9 ± 3.4 265.5 ± 7.8
 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary 521 597 30.5 ± 1.2 35.6 ± 2.9
 Congestive Heart Failure 664 560 38.9 ± 1.3 33.4 ± 2.8
 Bacterial Pneumonia 685 513 40.1 ± 1.3 30.6 ± 2.7
 Asthma 254 360 14.9 ± 0.8 21.5 ± 2.2
 Cellulitis 228 287 13.4 ± 0.8 17.1 ± 2.0
 Kidney/Urinary Infections 205 232 12.0 ± 0.7 13.8 ± 1.8
 Diabetes 198 193 11.6 ± 0.7 11.5 ± 1.6
 Dehydration 142 158 8.3 ± 0.6 9.4 ± 1.5
 Grand Mal & Other Epileptic Conditions 57 87 3.4 ± 0.4 5.2 ± 1.1
 Gastroenteritis 79 69 4.6 ± 0.5 4.1 ± 1.0
 All Other Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions 1,229 1,393 72.1 ± 1.8 83.1 ± 4.4

Notes:

Ambulatory Care Sensitive Hospitalizations are hospitalizations for conditions where timely and effective ambulatory care can decrease hospitalizations by preventing the onset of an illness or condition, controlling an acute episode of an illness or managing a chronic disease or condition.

Hospitalizations are inpatient hospital stays as measured by stays that were completed during the specified year. The number of hospitalizations is often greater than the number of persons hospitalized since some persons are hospitalized more than once during a year.

Rates are per 10,000 population in the area for the specified year or years. Adding and subtracting the number shown after ± symbol from the rate creates an interval indicating that the true rate lies between the lower and upper bounds with 95% statistical confidence. A rate is not calculated and is shown by an "*" if there were less than 6 cases for the specified period and given diagnosis.

Population estimates are from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Leading Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions in the table are based on primary diagnosis only.

All Other Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions include primary and secondary diagnoses for iron deficiency anemia and nutritional deficiency, by secondary diagnosis for dehydration, and by primary diagnosis for all other conditions.

Source: Michigan Resident Inpatient Files,
Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Community Health.

Last Updated: 02/07/2011