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Changes Over Time
Changes Over Time  |  Variations
Between 2000 and 2005, rates of preventable hospitalizations improved for 9 of the 14 conditions. The most striking improvements were:
  • Hospital admissions for treatment of angina fell 46 percent.
  • Hospitalizations for dehydration decreased 35 percent.
  • Hospitalizations for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease decreased 27 percent.
  • Hospitalizations for uncontrolled diabetes declined 16 percent.
In contrast, admission rates rose for other conditions as follows:
  • Diabetes (short-term) complication rates increased 23 percent.
  • Bacterial pneumonia increased 18 percent.
  • Infants born with low birth weight increased 10 percent.
  • Hospitalizations for urinary tract infection increased 5 percent.

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Source: Hawaii Health Information Corporation, Inpatient Database.
Note: All rates are per 100,000 hospitalizations except for Perforated Appendix and Low Birth Weight which are per 100 hospitalizations.