California SCDC Data, 2005: Map and Figures

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Demographics
Hospital Utilization
ED Utilization

The SCDC program monitors and reports on the health of people with sickle cell disease (SCD) over time. The map and figures below represent 2005 data on number of patients, hospitalizations, and emergency department (ED) visits for SCD in California (CA). Click below each map or figure to download data.

The patients included in these data met at least one of the following criteria:

Born in 2005 and reported by the state newborn screening program with a confirmed diagnosis of SCD
Received care at one of the state’s hemoglobinopathy specialty treatment centers during 2004-2008 and had a laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of SCD. The specialty treatment centers were:
- Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
- University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland
Three or more healthcare visits (outpatient, hospital admission, ED visit) with an SCD ICD-9-CM code between January 1, 2004-December 31, 2008

Key Terms

Age: the patient’s age on December 31, 2005
Hospital admissions: direct hospital admissions and hospital admissions that originated in the ED
30-day hospital readmissions: hospital or ED admission within 30 days of discharge from the initial hospital admission
ED visits: ED visits that resulted in a release after treatment
30-day ED readmissions: hospital or ED admission within 30 days of discharge from the initial ED visit

Demographics

Map 1: Number of patients by county of residence

Number of patients by county of residence, CA, 2005 - details below

California SCDC Data – 2005, Total SCD Patients, by county
County	Total Number of patients
Los Angeles	1985
Alameda	536
San Bernardino	425
Sacramento	329
San Diego	297
Riverside	284
Contra Costa	274
Solano	164
San Francisco	140
San Joaquin	131
Orange	122
Fresno	102
Kern	51-100
Santa Clara	51-100
Stanislaus	21-50
Ventura	21-50
San Mateo	21-50
Monterey	21-50
Merced	21-50
Tulare	21-50
Sonoma	12-20
Yolo	12-20
Shasta	12-20
SLO	1-11
Santa Barbara	1-11
Kings	1-11
Marin	1-11
Madera	1-11
Placer	1-11
Butte	1-11
Siskiyou	1-11
El Dorado	1-11
Napa	1-11
Nevada	1-11
Santa Cruz	1-11
Glenn	1-11
Humboldt	1-11
Tehama	1-11
Yuba	1-11
Calaveras	1-11
Colusa	1-11
Del Norte	1-11
Imperial	1-11
Lake	1-11
San Benito	1-11
Trinity	1-11
All other counties	0

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Figure 1: Age and sex

California SCDC Data – 2005, Age and sex
Age group (in years)	Male	Female
<10	678	745
10-19	581	585
20-29	567	421
30-39	443	252
40-49	384	224
50-59	186	110
60+	78	40

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Hospital Utilization

Figure 2: Total number of hospital admissions

Total number of hospital admissions, CA, 2005 - details below

California SCDC Data – 2005, Total number of hospital admissions
Age group (in years)	Patients, total	Admissions, total
<10	1423	636
10-19	1166	1238
20-29	988	1920
30-39	695	1180
40-49	608	1073
50-59	296	423
60+	118	149

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Figure 3: Average number of hospital admissions

Average number of hospital admissions, CA, 2005 - details below

California SCDC Data – 2005, Average number of hospital admissions
Age group (in years)	Patients, total	Admissions per patient, mean
<10	1423	0.45
10-19	1166	1.06
20-29	988	1.94
30-39	695	1.70
40-49	608	1.76
50-59	296	1.43
60+	118	1.26

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Figure 4: Total number of days in the hospital

Total number of days in the hospital, CA, 2005 - details below

California SCDC Data – 2005, Total number of days in the hospital
Age group (in years)	Patients, total	Hospital days, total
<10	1423	2495
10-19	1166	6225
20-29	988	12326
30-39	695	7535
40-49	608	6136
50-59	296	2572
60+	118	1025

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Figure 5: Average number of days in the hospital

Average number of days in the hospital, CA, 2005 - details below

California SCDC Data – 2005, Average number of days in the hospital
Age group (in years)	Patients, total	Total hospital days per patient, mean
<10	1423	1.75
10-19	1166	5.34
20-29	988	12.48
30-39	695	10.84
40-49	608	10.09
50-59	296	8.69
60+	118	8.69

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Figure 6: Average length of stay in the hospital

Average length of stay in the hospital, CA, 2005 - details below

California SCDC Data – 2005, Average length of stay in the hospital
Age group (in years)	Admissions, total	Length of stay per admission, mean
<10	636	3.92
10-19	1238	5.03
20-29	1920	6.42
30-39	1180	6.39
40-49	1073	5.72
50-59	423	6.08
60+	149	6.88

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Figure 7: 30-day hospital readmissions

30-day hospital readmissions, CA, 2005 - details below

Georgia SCDC Data – 2005, 30-day hospital readmissions
Age group (in years)	30-day hospital readmission	No readmission
<10	22%	78%
10-19	38%	62%
20-29	47%	53%
30-39	47%	53%
40-49	45%	55%
50-59	34%	66%
60+	24%	76%

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Figure 8: Hospital admissions that initiated in the ED

Hospital admissions that initiated in the ED, CA, 2005 - details below

California SCDC Data – 2005, Hospital admissions that initiated in the ED
Age group (in years)	Admissions that initiated in the ED	Direct hospital admission
<10	47%	53%
10-19	45%	55%
20-29	77%	23%
30-39	73%	27%
40-49	75%	25%
50-59	68%	32%
60+	66%	34%

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Figure 9: Payer of hospital admissions

Payer of hospital admissions, CA, 2005 - details below

Payer of hospital admissions, GA, 2005
Age group (in years)	Medicaid	Medicare	Private insurance	Self-pay	Other
<10	59%	0%	17%	o%	23%
10-19	55%	0%	18%	1%	26%
20-29	59%	15%	14%	4%	7%
30-39	55%	25%	13%	1%	6%
40-49	43%	32%	17%	3%	4%
50-59	35%	30%	28%	3%	3%
60+	26%	64%	8%	1%	1%