Ambulatory Care Sensitive Hospitalizations From Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Aged 0-64 Years)

Florida resident inpatient hospitalizations due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and that were potentially avoidable, occurring at civilian, non-federal hospitals located in Florida, among people less than 65 years old. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes obstructed airflow from the lungs. People with COPD are at increased risk of developing heart disease, lung cancer and a variety of other conditions.

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. 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. 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. Ambulatory care sensitive conditions are helpful when assessing community health needs.

In 2023, the rate per 100,000 of Ambulatory Care Sensitive Hospitalizations From Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Aged 0-64 Years) in Alachua County was 69.9 compared to Florida at 59. The line graph shows change over time when there are at least three years of data.

Alachua County is in the third quartile for this measure. This means that relative to other counties in Florida, there are less Ambulatory Care Sensitive Hospitalizations From Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Aged 0-64 Years) in about one half of the counties, and more in about one quarter of the counties.

The map illustrates county data by quartile. A quartile map is presented when there are at least 51 counties with data for this measure.

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Alachua County

County

Year

Count/Rate

Ambulatory Care Sensitive Hospitalizations From Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Aged 0-64 Years), Single Year

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Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)

ICD-9-CM Code(s): 491, 492, 494, 496, 466.0. ICD-10-CM Code(s): J20, J40, J41, J42, J43, J44, J47
Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

Blank data fields indicate results have been suppressed because counts are between 1 and 4.
To keep abreast of medical knowledge, the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is revised periodically. Large increases or decreases in hospitalizations are typically indicative of such changes. Effective October 1, 2015, the ICD 9th Revision Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) transitioned to ICD 10th Revision Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM). Hospitalization data before October 2015 use ICD-9-CM; starting in October 2015, hospitalization data use ICD-10-CM. Consequently increases or decreases starting in 2015 may not be due to changes in disease trends but due to changes in coding.
This is secondary, quantitative data.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

Ambulatory Care Sensitive Hospitalizations From Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Aged 0-64 Years), Rate Per 100,000 Population (Aged 0-64 Years), Single Year

Ambulatory Care Sensitive Hospitalizations From Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Aged 0-64 Years), Rate Per 100,000 Population (Aged 0-64 Years), Single Year
	Alachua				Florida
Data Year	Count	Denom	Rate	MOV	Count	Denom	Rate	MOV
2023	172	246,187	69.9^*	10.4	10,515	17,812,092	59.0	1.1
2022	183	246,397	74.3^*	10.8	10,050	17,627,971	57.0	1.1
2021	149	233,697	63.8	10.2	10,823	17,319,404	62.5	1.2
2020	154	230,933	66.7	10.5	13,150	17,125,745	76.8	1.3
2019	231	229,273	100.8^*	13.0	20,180	16,926,938	119.2	1.6
2018	254	227,887	111.5^*	13.7	21,596	16,760,374	128.9	1.7
2017	309	224,649	137.5^*	15.3	27,746	16,481,878	168.3	2.0
2016	356	224,169	158.8	16.5	27,341	16,297,600	167.8	2.0
2015	275	223,730	122.9	14.5	20,838	16,103,893	129.4	1.8
2014	245	221,562	110.6^*	13.8	20,058	15,929,801	125.9	1.7
2013	246	219,959	111.8	14.0	19,882	15,801,487	125.8	1.7
2012	251	219,787	114.2	14.1	19,452	15,751,689	123.5	1.7
2011	214	220,352	97.1^*	13.0	18,893	15,645,727	120.8	1.7
2010	200	220,676	90.6^*	12.6	18,608	15,505,907	120.0	1.7
2009	204	221,362	92.2^*	12.6	17,941	15,474,910	115.9	1.7
2008	196	220,187	89.0^*	12.5	15,825	15,432,959	102.5	1.6
2007	185	218,762	84.6	12.2	13,134	15,353,084	85.5	1.5
2006	152	215,957	70.4^*	11.2	12,442	15,141,873	82.2	1.4
2005	137	212,086	64.6^*	10.8	12,935	14,863,464	87.0	1.5

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Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)

ICD-9-CM Code(s): 491, 492, 494, 496, 466.0. ICD-10-CM Code(s): J20, J40, J41, J42, J43, J44, J47
Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

Blank data fields indicate results have been suppressed because counts are between 1 and 4.
To keep abreast of medical knowledge, the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is revised periodically. Large increases or decreases in hospitalizations are typically indicative of such changes. Effective October 1, 2015, the ICD 9th Revision Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) transitioned to ICD 10th Revision Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM). Hospitalization data before October 2015 use ICD-9-CM; starting in October 2015, hospitalization data use ICD-10-CM. Consequently increases or decreases starting in 2015 may not be due to changes in disease trends but due to changes in coding.
This is secondary, quantitative data.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

Florida

Year

Ambulatory Care Sensitive Hospitalizations From Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Aged 0-64 Years), Rate Per 100,000 Population (Aged 0-64 Years), 2023

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Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)

ICD-9-CM Code(s): 491, 492, 494, 496, 466.0. ICD-10-CM Code(s): J20, J40, J41, J42, J43, J44, J47
Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

Blank data fields indicate results have been suppressed because counts are between 1 and 4.
To keep abreast of medical knowledge, the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is revised periodically. Large increases or decreases in hospitalizations are typically indicative of such changes. Effective October 1, 2015, the ICD 9th Revision Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) transitioned to ICD 10th Revision Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM). Hospitalization data before October 2015 use ICD-9-CM; starting in October 2015, hospitalization data use ICD-10-CM. Consequently increases or decreases starting in 2015 may not be due to changes in disease trends but due to changes in coding.
This is secondary, quantitative data.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

Ambulatory Care Sensitive Hospitalizations From Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Aged 0-64 Years), Rate Per 100,000 Population (Aged 0-64 Years), 2023 MOV

Ambulatory Care Sensitive Hospitalizations From Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Aged 0-64 Years), Rate Per 100,000 Population (Aged 0-64 Years), 2023
County	Count	Denom	Rate	MOV
Florida	10,515	17,812,092	59.0	1.1
Alachua	172	246,187	69.9^*	10.4
Baker	21	23,572	89.1	38.1
Bay	58	153,164	37.9^*	9.7
Bradford	25	21,555	116.0^*	45.4
Brevard	412	481,050	85.6^*	8.3
Broward	649	1,627,459	39.9^*	3.1
Calhoun	12	11,166	107.5	60.8
Charlotte	154	120,188	128.1^*	20.2
Citrus	112	102,010	109.8^*	20.3
Clay	83	190,279	43.6^*	9.4
Collier	101	265,399	38.1^*	7.4
Columbia	43	57,987	74.2	22.2
Miami-Dade	848	2,306,238	36.8^*	2.5
DeSoto	17	27,062	62.8	29.9
Dixie	21	12,874	163.1^*	69.7
Duval	528	889,420	59.4	5.1
Escambia	140	273,811	51.1	8.5
Flagler	29	88,268	32.9^*	12.0
Franklin			42.0
Gadsden	15	35,253	42.5	21.5
Gilchrist	12	15,306	78.4	44.3
Glades			22.4
Gulf	7	12,700	55.1	40.8
Hamilton			27.6
Hardee	13	21,489	60.5	32.9
Hendry	11	35,340	31.1^*	18.4
Hernando	140	148,932	94.0^*	15.6
Highlands	62	66,306	93.5^*	23.3
Hillsborough	871	1,318,514	66.1^*	4.4
Holmes	12	15,856	75.7	42.8
Indian River	81	109,830	73.8	16.1
Jackson	28	38,753	72.3	26.8
Jefferson	6	11,442	52.4	41.9
Lafayette			15.8
Lake	214	301,392	71.0^*	9.5
Lee	339	582,339	58.2	6.2
Leon	116	257,286	45.1^*	8.2
Levy	30	33,428	89.7	32.1
Liberty			44.3
Madison	8	14,450	55.4	38.4
Manatee	173	307,799	56.2	8.4
Marion	305	285,427	106.9^*	12.0
Martin	97	110,438	87.8^*	17.5
Monroe	35	63,986	54.7	18.1
Nassau	47	75,091	62.6	17.9
Okaloosa	81	182,303	44.4^*	9.7
Okeechobee	53	31,465	168.4^*	45.3
Orange	689	1,313,960	52.4^*	3.9
Osceola	210	384,859	54.6	7.4
Palm Beach	396	1,150,971	34.4^*	3.4
Pasco	479	475,211	100.8^*	9.0
Pinellas	617	718,836	85.8^*	6.8
Polk	579	636,207	91.0^*	7.4
Putnam	57	56,525	100.8^*	26.2
St. Johns	50	243,794	20.5^*	5.7
St. Lucie	190	271,844	69.9^*	9.9
Santa Rosa	95	168,132	56.5	11.4
Sarasota	204	288,193	70.8^*	9.7
Seminole	211	408,806	51.6^*	7.0
Sumter	58	63,281	91.7^*	23.6
Suwannee	28	35,391	79.1	29.3
Taylor	7	16,995	41.2	30.5
Union	10	13,208	75.7	46.9
Volusia	377	434,259	86.8^*	8.8
Wakulla	17	30,019	56.6	26.9
Walton	31	65,190	47.6	16.7
Washington	16	21,177	75.6	37.0

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Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)

ICD-9-CM Code(s): 491, 492, 494, 496, 466.0. ICD-10-CM Code(s): J20, J40, J41, J42, J43, J44, J47
Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

Blank data fields indicate results have been suppressed because counts are between 1 and 4.
To keep abreast of medical knowledge, the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is revised periodically. Large increases or decreases in hospitalizations are typically indicative of such changes. Effective October 1, 2015, the ICD 9th Revision Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) transitioned to ICD 10th Revision Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM). Hospitalization data before October 2015 use ICD-9-CM; starting in October 2015, hospitalization data use ICD-10-CM. Consequently increases or decreases starting in 2015 may not be due to changes in disease trends but due to changes in coding.
This is secondary, quantitative data.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

11/4/2025 10:29:57 AM

Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)

ICD-9-CM Code(s): 491, 492, 494, 496, 466.0. ICD-10-CM Code(s): J20, J40, J41, J42, J43, J44, J47
Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

Blank data fields indicate results have been suppressed because counts are between 1 and 4.
To keep abreast of medical knowledge, the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is revised periodically. Large increases or decreases in hospitalizations are typically indicative of such changes. Effective October 1, 2015, the ICD 9th Revision Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) transitioned to ICD 10th Revision Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM). Hospitalization data before October 2015 use ICD-9-CM; starting in October 2015, hospitalization data use ICD-10-CM. Consequently increases or decreases starting in 2015 may not be due to changes in disease trends but due to changes in coding.
This is secondary, quantitative data.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

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