State-level statistics on inpatient stays are drawn from the HCUP State Inpatient Databases (SID) and quarterly data if available. Counts are summarized by discharge quarter. Information based on quarterly data should be considered preliminary. Quarterly data will be replaced by the State’s complete annual SID for the year when it is available. Additionally, it is possible for a State’s annual SID to be updated. As a result of either the replacement of quarterly data with annual SID or ...
