HEC8: Health Services Infrastructure and Capacity

Outcomes

• Top hospital discharges
• Top hospital inpatient days
• Top hospital outpatient days

Determinants

• Description of medical system in region
• Community health aide program presence
• Presence of local clinic/staff
• Description of emergency response system
• Number of medical evacuations
• Mode of travel to advanced medical facilities
• Medication uses
• Medical expenditures

Commonly used data sources

• Alaska Department of Health, Emergency Medical Service Unit: Alaska Communities and EMS Attributes
• Alaska Department of Health, Emergency Medical Service Unit: Alaska EMS Directory
• Alaska Health Facilities Data Reporting Program
• Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium EpiCenter
• Alaska Native Health Board, Alaska Tribal Health System
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC WONDER
• Indian Health Service, Alaska Area Healthcare Facilities