Special Data Requests
Through the Special Requests unit, PHC4 offers custom and standard data files to help you obtain and analyze the health care data you need for health care studies or projects. Our analysts will work with you to meet your comprehensive health care data needs. Visit the Purchase Customized Data section of PHC4’s website for more information about our data and services, or contact JoAnne Nelson, Manager of Special Requests at .
Data Now Available:
Administrative & Revenue Data: Fourth quarter 2024 inpatient and ambulatory/outpatient administrative and revenue data are available for purchase. First quarter 2025 data is scheduled to be released October 2025. Data Request Applications for calendar year 2025 are now being accepted and will be processed quarterly as the data becomes available.
Financial Data: Fiscal year 2023 hospital and ambulatory surgery center financial data is now available to purchase.
New Data Request Forms:
PHC4’s Data Requests Application and Confidentiality Data Use Agreement (DUA) have been updated. New requests must be completed and submitted using the May 2025 application and DUA. You may access the application/DUA from PHC4’s website under Purchase Customized Data.
QUESTIONS?
Contact JoAnne Nelson, Manager of Special Requests at .
PHC4 Poll
In 2026, PHC4 looks forward to celebrating 40 years! We believe the biggest change in data, since 1986, was converting to the digital era. From how we receive, store, analyze, and produce data, all have been greatly impacted by advances in technology.
PHC4’s Poll question asks, of the below, what do you think the biggest change in data will be over the next 40 years?
Delivery of Care (Telemedicine)
Newly Published from PHC4
Cardiac Procedures Report
The Cardiac Procedures Report examined the performance of Pennsylvania acute care hospitals for six different types of cardiac procedures performed from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. The procedures include coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for patients who had a heart attack, PCI for patients who did not have a heart attack, surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), SAVR with CABG, and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Hospital ratings are reported for in-hospital mortality, 7-day, 30-day, and 90-day readmission, and extended postoperative length of stay. The volume of cases and hospital charges are also included in the report.
Financial Analysis 2024 – Volume One
General Acute Care Hospitals
The Financial Analysis 2024 – Volume One report is the first of a three-part series of facility-specific financial reports published annually by PHC4. This volume includes statewide and hospital-specific information about the financial health of Pennsylvania’s general acute care hospitals during fiscal year 2024.
County-Level Health Care Reports
Information on specific health conditions and the utilization of health care services within each county are provided in public reports on PHC4’s website. Whether you are a health care professional, policymaker, researcher, or a concerned citizen, these reports supply essential data to support evidence-based decision-making and analysis within our local health care systems. We invite you to explore these reports to better understand key health care statistics in your area and contribute to the improvement of our state’s health care infrastructure.
County-Level Utilization Reports
PHC4’s County-Level Utilization Reports, which show the overall total number of inpatient hospitalizations and ambulatory/outpatient cases, have been updated with fourth quarter 2024 data. These reports display county-specific volume of cases for Pennsylvania residents by patient age, sex, and payer.
County-Level Condition Specific Reports
PHC4’s County-Level Condition Specific Reports have been updated with new data covering the period January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. These timely reports focus on several high interest conditions and display county-specific rates of hospitalization for Pennsylvania residents who were treated in Pennsylvania general acute care hospitals.
PHC4 Research Brief
Number of Asthma Hospitalizations in Pennsylvania
Federal Fiscal Year 2016 to 2024
Asthma Hospitalizations in Pennsylvania
PHC4’s Asthma Hospitalizations in Pennsylvania research brief provides insights by age, sex, race/ethnicity, county, and other patient characteristics. This research brief focuses on hospitalizations for Pennsylvania residents of all ages who were admitted to a Pennsylvania acute care hospital with a diagnosis of asthma. Trends are shown for federal fiscal years (FFY) 2016 through 2024, with additional focus on hospitalizations from FFY 2023 through FFY 2024.
PHC4’s 2024 Annual Report
Available Now!
Featured Case Study
Bella Y. Mehta, MBBS, MS, MD
Rheumatologist, Division of Rheumatology at Hospital for Special Surgery, Department of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
Community-Level Factors Impact Total Hip Arthroplasty Outcomes
Rheumatologist and Assistant Professor, Bella Mehta, MBBS, MS, MD, Division of Rheumatology at Hospital for Special Surgery, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine explored whether social determinants of health had an impact on surgical outcomes after total hip arthroplasty. Dr. Mehta utilized statewide data from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) and modern, interpretable machine learning methods for this study entitled, Comparing Community-Level Social Determinants of Health With Patient Race in Total Hip Arthroplasty Outcomes.
Did you know…
Long-time PHC4 employee Reneé Greenawalt has accepted a promotion and now serves as the Deputy Executive Director. Reneé studied Public Health, earning a bachelor’s degree from West Chester University, and has given more than 24 years of her professional attributes to PHC4, proving herself to be a valuable and skilled leader. She looks forward to further advancing the organization’s mission in this new and exciting role! Reach out to Reneé to say congratulations HERE.
For the first time in almost 20 years, PHC4 had the opportunity to support a summer intern! Meet Alan Mburu Kagiri, a Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy student who brought valuable tools and a wonderful brilliance to the Special Projects team this summer. His work contributed to PHC4’s three-year study of non-compete agreements in health care in PA, mandated by PA Act 74 of 2024. Mburu built a thematic analysis model using natural language processing (NLP) that automated the ingestion and analysis of public comments submitted to PHC4. Additionally, he aggregated and analyzed 4,000+ civil lawsuits related to health care contract disputes across the Commonwealth. Find more about the work of PHC4 HERE.
Join PHC4 in congratulating Judi Good, as we celebrate her retirement! She has been a dedicated and vital part of PHC4 for almost 25 years. She added to many departments across the organization in her years, giving a majority of her efforts to Special Data Requests, where she spent that last 23 years. We will miss Judi’s resourceful professionalism, along with her warm and pleasant nature! We are happily sharing messages with Judi and welcome you to forward sentiments and fond farewells HERE.
