Demographics and Healthcare Utilization Data: Georgia (2018)

At a glance

The Sickle Cell Data Collection (SCDC) program monitors and reports on the health of people with sickle cell disease (SCD) over time. View data from Georgia on this page.

Georgia state shaded black with white text saying Georgia.

Overview

Georgia’s Demographics and Healthcare Utilization Data are available for each year from 2010 through 2018. They provide information about the number of people with SCD in the state, their emergency department (ED) visits, and their hospitalizations during a particular year.

The people included in the 2018 data met at least one of the following criteria:

  • Born in 2018 and reported by the state newborn screening program with a confirmed diagnosis of SCD
  • Born prior to 2018 and reported by the state newborn screening program with a confirmed diagnosis of SCD and at least one of the following criteria:
    • Hospital discharge or ED utilization during 2018 or before and after 2018
    • Enrollment in the Georgia Medicaid program during 2018 or before and after 2018
  • Received care at one of the state's clinical sites providing data to SCDC and a laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of SCD and at least one of the following criteria:
    • Received care at the clinical site during 2018 or after 2018
    • Hospital discharge or ED utilization during 2018 or before and after 2018
    • Enrollment in the Georgia Medicaid program during 2018 or before and after 2018
  • Three or more healthcare visits (hospital, ED, or outpatient) with an SCD ICD-9-CM (through September 30, 2015) or ICD-10-CM (after October 1, 2015) code over any 5-year period between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2019, and at least one of the following criteria:
    • Hospital discharge or ED utilization during 2018 or before and after 2018
    • Enrollment in the Georgia Medicaid program during 2018 or before and after 2018

The clinical sites that are providing data to the SCDC program are‎

- Augusta University Sickle Cell Center
- Sickle Cell Disease Program at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
- Georgia Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center at Grady Memorial Hospital
- Pediatric hematology/oncology at Memorial Health Dwaine and Cynthia Willett Children's Hospital of Savannah

Age: age on December 31, 2018

Hospital admissions: direct hospital admissions or hospital admissions that originated in the ED

30-day hospital readmissions: hospital or ED readmission within 30 days of discharge from the initial hospital admission

ED visits: ED visits that resulted in a release after treatment

30-day ED readmissions: hospital or ED readmission within 30 days of discharge from the initial ED visit

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Demographics

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Map 1: Number of people with SCD by county of residence, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018
Map 1: More than 90% of the counties in Georgia had at least one person with SCD in 2018. Forty-five percent of the people with SCD who lived in Georgia resided in five counties (Clayton, Cobb, Dekalb, Fulton, or Gwinnett).
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Map 1: Number of people with SCD by county of residence, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018

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Figure 1: Age and sex, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018
Figure 1: There were more than 9,000 people with SCD living in Georgia in 2018. More than 20% of them were 40 years old or older.
Figure 1: Age and sex, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018

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Hospital utilization

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Figure 2: Total number of hospital admissions, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018
Figure 2: People with SCD living in Georgia in 2018 had a total of almost 9,500 hospital admissions.
Figure 2: Total number of hospital admissions, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018

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Figure 3: Average number of hospital admissions, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018
Figure 3: The average number of hospitalizations for people with SCD living in Georgia in 2018 was highest for 20- to 29-year-olds (1.6 hospitalizations) and lowest for <10-year-olds (0.5 hospitalizations).
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Figure 3: Average number of hospital admissions, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018

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Figure 4: Total number of days in the hospital, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018
Figure 4: People with SCD living in Georgia in 2018 spent a total of almost 48,000 days in the hospital.
Figure 4: Total number of days in the hospital, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018

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Figure 5: Average number of days in the hospital, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018
Figure 5: The average number of days in the hospital for people with SCD living in Georgia in 2018 was highest for 20- to 29-year-olds (8.4 days) and lowest for <10-year-olds (1.9 days).
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Figure 5: Average number of days in the hospital, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018

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Figure 6: Average length of stay in the hospital, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018
Figure 6: The average length of stay for a hospitalization for people with SCD living in Georgia in 2018 was highest for people aged 60 years and older (6.0 days) and lowest for <10-year-olds (4.0 days).
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Figure 6: Average length of stay in the hospital, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018

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Figure 7: 30-day hospital readmissions, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018
Figure 7: More than 55% of hospitalizations for 20- to 39-year-olds with SCD living in Georgia in 2018 were followed by another hospital or ED admission within 30 days of discharge from the first hospitalization.
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Figure 7: 30-day hospital readmissions, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018

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Figure 8: Hospital admissions that initiated in the ED, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018
Figure 8: More than 80% of hospitalizations for people aged 10 years and older with SCD living in Georgia in 2018 began in the ED.
Figure 8: Hospital admissions that initiated in the ED, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018

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Figure 9: Payer of hospital admissions, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018
Figure 9: More than 70% of hospitalizations for people with SCD living in Georgia in 2018 were paid for by public insurance (Medicaid or Medicare).
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Figure 9: Payer of hospital admissions, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018

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ED utilization

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Figure 10: Total number of ED visits, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018
Figure 10: People with SCD living in Georgia in 2018 had a total of more than 25,000 ED visits.
Figure 10: Total number of ED visits, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018

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Figure 11: Average number of ED visits, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018
Figure 11: The average number of ED visits for people with SCD living in Georgia in 2018 was highest for 40- to 49-year-olds (4.4 ED visits) and lowest for <10-year-olds and people aged 60 years and older (1.3 ED visits).
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Figure 11: Average number of ED visits, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018

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Figure 12: 30-day ED readmissions, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018
Figure 12: Almost 70% of ED visits for 20- to 59-year-olds with SCD living in Georgia in 2018 were followed by another hospital or ED admission within 30 days of discharge from the first ED visit.
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Figure 12: 30-day ED readmissions, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018

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Figure 13: Payer of ED visits, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018
Figure 13: More than 70% of ED visits for people with SCD living in Georgia in 2018 were paid for by public insurance (Medicaid or Medicare).
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Figure 13: Payer of ED visits, Georgia SCDC Data, 2018

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