National Hospital Discharge Survey

Users can download data tables or data sets regarding information about patients discharged from hospitals. Background The National Hospital Discharge Survey is one of the National Health Care Surveys of the National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Its purpose is to gather information on the characteristics of patients discharged from hospitals. Information includes: duration of hospital visit, reason for hospital stay, and rate of procedures and more. User Functionality Users can download and view static data tables or the entire data set. Data Notes The sample consists of approximately 270,000 patients from 500 nationally representative hospitals in the United States. The survey has been conducted annually since 1965. The site does not specify how frequently new data come available, and the most recent data is from 2008.