Hospital Discharge Data
Virginia’s hospital discharge data includes every inpatient admission and discharge from state-licensed hospitals dating back to 1993. This powerful dataset drives healthcare research, policy and planning by offering a clear view of inpatient utilization and outcomes, making it one of the Commonwealth’s most vital tools for understanding hospital care.
Data Features
Data Access
Submit a request form to access Virginia’s hospital discharge data to fuel your research, analysis or planning decisions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Each record contains patient demographic, administrative, clinical and financial information. For a full list of data elements, please refer to the Data Dictionary.
VHI does not retain any personally identifiable information (PII), such as Social Security Numbers, names or addresses, in the database. All data is fully de-identified before being loaded into VHI’s analytic environment.
Contact PLDsupport@vhi.org.