These reports and publications are direct results of project activities. If you have any difficulty opening them, please contact Patrick Courtney. For earlier presentations on some of these subject areas, please click here.
Community benefits resulting from ED Utilization Study
Emergency Room Use and Access to Primary Care: Evidence from Houston, Texas
Houston Hospitals ER Utilization Study - 2007 (published in 2009)
Executive Summary of 2007 Study
ZIP Code Level ED Data on Children Age 0 To 17
Additional materials related to 2006 ER utilization study (published in 2008):
ER Visits in Houston Area Hospitals and Strategies to Reduce Them (presentations made on April 3, 2008)
Technical and background information for 2006 ER study
Brief summary of 2006 ER study
Maps of primary care related ER visits in 2006 (only the Harris County maps are included in the aggregate report):
Harris County: frequency rate
Montgomery County: frequency rate
Waller/Austin/Washington Counties: frequency rate
Fort Bend County: frequency rate
Brazoria and Galveston Counties: frequency rate
Liberty and Chambers Counties: frequency rate
Expenses for a Hospital Emergency Room Visit, 2003 (national estimates referenced in 2006 ER report)
Are the Uninsured Responsible for the Increase in Emergency Department Visits in the United States? (link to abstract of an article
published elsewhere)
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Safety Net - first year report
Trends in Preventable Hospitalizations
Estimation and Forecasting Of The Uninsured in Houston
Assessment of the Need for Safety Net Primary Care in Harris County
Location of Retail/In Store Clinics and Rate of Primary Care Related ED Visits By The Uninsured Per 1,000 People
The Impact of Extended Hours Primary Care On Emergency Department Use
Primary Care Demand And Supply
Emergency Department Diversion and Trauma Mortality: Evidence from Houston, Texas
Impact Of Hurricane Ike On The Trauma System in Southeast Texas
Community Behavioral Health Program (evaluation report)
Emergency Department Visits For Behavioral Health Conditions In Harris County, 2004-2006
Houston Endowment - year one report
Houston Endowment - year two report
2007 Medicaid Enrollees By County in Southeast Texas
2007 Aged Medicaid Enrollees By County in Southeast Texas
County Level Population Estimates By Age For Southeast Texas
Gateway To Care CHIP Education Project Evaluation (a report for HHSC and GTC)
Medicaid and SCHIP - Enrollees and Providers
