This means that relative to other counties in Florida, there are more Preventable Hospitalizations Under 65 from All Conditions in about half of the counties, and less in about one quarter of the counties. The line graph shows change over time when there are at least three years of data.Īlachua County is in the second quartile for this measure. In 2020, the rate per 100,000 of Preventable Hospitalizations Under 65 from All Conditions in Alachua County was 727.1 compared to Florida at 737.7. Ambulatory care sensitive conditions are helpful when assessing community health needs. High rates of Ambulatory Care Sensitive hospitalizations in a community may indicate a lack or failure of prevention efforts, a primary care resource shortage, poor performance of primary health care delivery systems, or other factors that create barriers to timely and effective care. Timely and effective ambulatory (outpatient) 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. This indicator has been identified as an ambulatory care sensitive condition, a type of hospitalization that might have been avoided through access to high-quality outpatient care. This is the total number of hospitalizations that were potentially avoidable among people less than 65 years old.
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