This dataset represents weekly respiratory virus-related hospitalization data and metrics aggregated to national and state/territory levels reported during two periods: 1] data for collection dates from August 1, 2020 to April 30, 2024, represent data reported by hospitals during a mandated reporting period as specified by the HHS Secretary; and 2] data for collection dates beginning May 1, 2024, represent data reported voluntarily by hospitals to CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network [NHSN]. NHSN monitors national and local trends in healthcare system stress and capacity for up to approximately 6,000 hospitals in the United States. Data reported represent aggregated counts and include metrics capturing information specific to COVID-19- and influenza-related hospitalizations, hospital occupancy, and hospital capacity. Find more information about reporting to NHSN at: https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/covid19/hospital-reporting.html
Source: COVID-19 hospitalization data reported to CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network [NHSN].
- Data source description: As of May 1, 2024, Respiratory Pathogen, Hospital Capacity, and Supply data [i.e., ‘COVID-19 hospital data’] are no longer required to be reported to HHS through CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network. Data for collection dates prior to May 1, 2024, represent data reported during a mandated reporting period as specified by the HHS Secretary. Data for collection dates May 1, 2024, and onwards represent data reported voluntarily to NHSN; as such, data included represent reporting hospitals only for a given week and might not be complete or representative of all hospitals.
- Data quality: While CDC reviews reported data for completeness and errors and corrects those found, some reporting errors might still exist within the data. CDC and partners work with reporters to correct these errors and update the data in subsequent weeks. Data since December 1, 2020, have had error correction methodology applied; data prior to this date may have anomalies that are not yet resolved. Data prior to August 1, 2020, are unavailable.
- Metrics and inclusion criteria: Many hospital subtypes, including acute care and critical access hospitals, are included in the metric calculations included in this dataset. Psychiatric, rehabilitation, and religious non-medical hospital types, as well as Veterans Administration, Defense Health Agency, and Indian Health Service hospitals, are excluded from calculations. For a given metric calculation, hospitals that reported those data at least one day during a given week are included.
- Find full details on NHSN hospital data reporting guidance at https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/covid-19-faqs-hospitals-hospital-laboratory-acute-care-facility-data-reporting.pdf
Notes:
May 10, 2024: Due to missing hospital data for the April 28, 2024 through May 4, 2024 reporting period, data for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [CNMI] are not available for this period in the Weekly NHSN Hospitalization Metrics report released on May 10, 2024.
May 17, 2024: Data for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [CNMI], Massachusetts [MA], Minnesota [MN], and Guam [GU] for the May 5,2024 through May 11, 2024 reporting period are not available for the Weekly NHSN Hospitalization Metrics report released on May 1, 2024.
May 24, 2024: Data for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [CNMI], Massachusetts [MA], and Minnesota [MN] for the May 12, 2024 through May 18, 2024 reporting period are not available for the Weekly NHSN Hospitalization Metrics report released on May 24, 2024.
May 31, 2024: Data for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [CNMI], Virgin Islands [VI], Massachusetts [MA], and Minnesota [MN] for the May 19, 2024 through May 25, 2024 reporting period are not available for the Weekly NHSN Hospitalization Metrics report released on May 31, 2024.
June 7, 2024: Data for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [CNMI], Virgin Islands [VI], Massachusetts [MA], Guam [GU], and Minnesota [MN] for the May 26, 2024 through June 1, 2024 reporting period are not available for the Weekly NHSN Hospitalization Metrics report released on June 7, 2024.
June 14, 2024: Data for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [CNMI], Massachusetts [MA], American Samoa [AS], and Minnesota [MN] for the June 2, 2024 through June 8, 2024 reporting period are not available for the Weekly NHSN Hospitalization Metrics report released on June 14, 2024.
June 21, 2024: Data for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [CNMI], West Virginia [WV], Massachusetts [MA], American Samoa [AS], Guam [GU], Virgin Islands [VI], and Minnesota [MN] for the June 9, 2024 through June 15, 2024 reporting period are not available for the Weekly NHSN Hospitalization Metrics report released on June 21, 2024.
June 28, 2024: Data for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [CNMI], Massachusetts [MA], American Samoa [AS], Virgin Islands [VI], and Minnesota [MN] for the June 16, 2024 through June 22, 2024 reporting period are not available for the Weekly NHSN Hospitalization Metrics report released on June 28, 2024.
July 5, 2024: Data for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [CNMI], West Virginia [WV], Massachusetts [MA], American Samoa [AS], Virgin Islands [VI], and Minnesota [MN] for the June 23, 2024 through June 29, 2024 reporting period are not available for the Weekly NHSN Hospitalization Metrics report released on July 5, 2024.
July 12, 2024: Data for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [CNMI], West Virginia [WV], Massachusetts [MA], American Samoa [AS], Virgin Islands [VI], and Minnesota [MN] for the June 30, 2024 through July 6, 2024 reporting period are not available for the Weekly NHSN Hospitalization Metrics report released on July 12, 2024.
July 19, 2024: Data for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [CNMI], Massachusetts [MA], American Samoa [AS], Virgin Islands [VI], and Minnesota [MN] for the July 7, 2024 through July 13, 2024 reporting period are not available for the Weekly NHSN Hospitalization Metrics report released on July 19, 2024.
July 26, 2024: Data for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [CNMI], Massachusetts [MA], American Samoa [AS], Virgin Islands [VI], and Minnesota [MN] for the July 13, 2024 through July 20, 2024 reporting period are not available for the Weekly NHSN Hospitalization Metrics report released on July 26, 2024.
August 2, 2024: Data for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [CNMI], Massachusetts [MA], American Samoa [AS], Virgin Islands [VI], West Virginia [WV], and Minnesota [MN] for the July 21, 2024 through July 27, 2024 reporting period are not available for the Weekly NHSN Hospitalization Metrics report released on August 2, 2024.
August 9, 2024: Data for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [CNMI], Massachusetts [MA], Guam [GU], American Samoa [AS], Virgin Islands [VI], and Minnesota [MN] for the July 28, 2024 through August 3, 2024 reporting period are not available for the Weekly NHSN Hospitalization Metrics report released on August 9, 2024.
August 16, 2024: Data for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [CNMI], Massachusetts [MA], American Samoa [AS], Virgin Islands [VI], and Minnesota [MN] for the August 4, 2024 through August 10, 2024 reporting period are not available for the Weekly NHSN Hospitalization Metrics report released on August 16, 2024.
August 23, 2024: Data for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [CNMI], Massachusetts [MA], American Samoa [AS], Virgin Islands [VI], and Minnesota [MN] for the August 11, 2024 through August 17, 2024 reporting period are not available for the Weekly NHSN Hospitalization Metrics report released on August 23, 2024.
August 30, 2024: Data for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [CNMI], Massachusetts [MA], American Samoa [AS], Virgin Islands [VI], and Minnesota [MN] for the August 18, 2024 through August 24 reporting period are not available for the Weekly NHSN Hospitalization Metrics report released on August 30, 2024.
Archived datasets updated during the mandatory hospital reporting period from August 1, 2020, to April 30, 2024:
- https://data.cdc.gov/Public-Health-Surveillance/Weekly-United-States-COVID-19-Hospitalization-Metr/akn2-qxic/about_data
- https://data.cdc.gov/Public-Health-Surveillance/Weekly-United-States-COVID-19-Hospitalization-Metr/82ci-krud/about_data
- https://data.cdc.gov/Public-Health-Surveillance/Respiratory-Virus-Response-RVR-United-States-Hospi/9t9r-e5a3/about_data
- https://data.cdc.gov/Public-Health-Surveillance/Weekly-United-States-COVID-19-Hospitalization-Metr/7dk4-g6vg/about_data
- https://data.cdc.gov/Public-Health-Surveillance/United-States-COVID-19-Hospitalization-Metrics-by-/39z2-9zu6/about_data
